January 3, 2010

Science and the Media Expert Group report: Securing the Future

Fiona Fox chaired the Science and the Media Expert Group, tasked by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) to develop an Action Plan to:

Develop the skills of journalists in reporting science responsibly.

Encourage the scientific community to engage more with the media.

Boost high quality science programming.

In 2009/2010, in discussion with Government and other stakeholders, the group developed and published the report ‘Science and the Media: Securing the Future’.

Supporting documents, including research specially commission from Cardiff University into the status of science journalism in the UK, can be accessed on the BIS website.