Project description
Connecting science journalists with researchers
Science journalism confronts numerous challenges, particularly in the realm of frontier research, which is crucial for unravelling the mysteries of the universe across all dimensions. Furthermore, there is a need for increased interaction between science journalists and researchers. The EU-funded FRONTIERS project aims to set up a programme supporting European science journalists, with a focus on frontier research areas. The programme aims to foster opportunities for interaction between research institutions and science journalists. The residency programme will adhere to principles of journalistic independence, offering training activities and content to support meaningful collaborations between journalists and researchers. The programme’s development and implementation will be overseen by a designated office providing support and complementary matchmaking services.
Objective
The overall objective of FRONTIERS is to establish a program supporting science journalists’ residencies in European research institutions through a financial support to third parties mechanism. The program aims to and contribute to tackling the challenges of science journalism, specifically in the highly challenging area of Frontier research, as well as increasing the opportunities of interaction between research institutions and science journalists. The residency program will be established based on the principles of journalistic independence and the need for coverage of frontier (as oppose to other types of) research. To ensure a smooth and successful operation, we will develop a coordination and support office (CSO) that will oversee the development and implementation of the residency program and the ongoing management and monitoring. The CSO will also provide support and complementary services including a general and frontier science helpdesk for journalists, researchers and staff from hosting research institutions, matchmaking services to help journalists find hosting institutions. Our project activities will be supervised and accompanied by a strong advisory board consist of actors from the areas of science and science journalism, ensuring the independency and credibility of the program. Resident journalists and researchers and research staff participating in the program will also benefit from training activities and content contributing to the creation of meaningful journalists-researcher collaboration and the generation of high-quality and credible science journalism products. During the project, we will also benchmark the FRONTIERS residency program to other available programs offering fellowships to science journalists, and implement best practices to ensure the quality of the program. Finally, we will explore paths towards sustainability the residencies through additional funding channels.
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Programme(s)
- HORIZON.1.1 - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme
Funding Scheme
HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support ActionsHost institution
6473910 Tel Aviv
Israel
The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.