Script is a free training and networking resource for journalists, scientists and anyone who wants to communicate science in an engaging and accurate way.
By connecting reporters and researchers, and giving both groups the skills to understand and communicate with each other, Script aims to increase the quantity and quality of science-related stories in the news. We believe this is essential to enable informed, evidence-based decision-making, by everyone from individuals to policymakers.
Take a look at the resources below to find out more.
Script is made possible by funding from the Robert Bosch Stiftung and is implemented by SciDev.Net

Free online courses
Free online training for both journalists and scientists, delivered through interactive, bitesize modules that can be completed at a time that suits you

Practical guides
These short, easy-to-read guides, offer clear answers to the most commonly asked science communication questions

Networking
Connect and communicate with other professional journalists and researchers in the Script dedicated Facebook group
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📊 Do you have results you want to share or questions you’d like answering?
✔️Sign up to the Fall Armyworm Research Collaboration Portal and join a community of fall armyworm researchers.
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Opportunity for aspiring science journalists in Uganda and Kenya to see their science stories published (@ScriptTraining)
https://scripttraining.net/news/news-updates/calling-all-would-be-science-journalists/



