The Canadian Science Writers Association (CSWA) and the Association des communicateurs scientifiques (ACS) are winners of the 14th annual Press Freedom Award for their work in exposing government restrictions on federal scientists that prevent or delay the free communication of public science through the media.

The World Conference of Science Journalists will be held 24 - 28 June 2013 in Helsinki, Finland. You can make sure the Conference answers your needs in two ways: submit a proposal for a session, a panel, or a plenary, and join the International Advisory Network of the Conference.

The Science Development Network—a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing reliable and authoritative information about science and technology for the developing world—has launched a major research project to find out more information about science journalists who supply the network with the news it publishes.

As you may know, the WFSJ was incorporated as a non-profit organization in 2004, when Jean-Marc Fleury was named its Executive Director following the World Conference of Science Journalists in Montreal. With Jean-Marc at the helm, offices were established in Gatineau, Quebec (Canada) and staff was hired to manage a growing number of projects.

“Putting up content for free on Internet is a rip off,” according to Chris Wilkins, founder of Fraxion Payments, a new Internet tool that pays royalties to science writers whose online articles get read. In development for more than 10 years, Fraxion Payments evolved from being a hobby to a micropayment system for authors. The concept is simple: a reader clicks on a link, pays a few “fraxions,” or pennies, to read the article and the journalist/author of the article is rewarded with a few pennies.

OPEN NOW!
WCSJ 2013 Call for Proposals
for the 8^th World Conference on June 24–28, 2013.
People wishing to give papers or organize complete sessions for the program for the 8^th World Conference on June 24–28, 2013, are invited to submit proposals

(Vancouver – 18 February 2012) – Vesa Niinikangas, President of the World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ) announced today the winners of 8 travel awards to discover science in Norway and attend the 2012 Kavli Prize Ceremony in Oslo, Norway, 3^rd to 6^th September.

The World Federation of Science Journalists joined its two Canadian member associations in asking the Canadian Government to stop making it impossible for science journalists to interview in a timely fashion scientists working for the Canadian Government.