anyways! school was alright i thought we were going to meet brazilian students and chit chat with them and hopefully get a tour around the city but that did not happen! :( very disappointed..we went to this museum that was similar to a church. a lot of interesting things but the view was GREAT! couldnt take pictures but it somewhat similar to a cathedral. there are some similar things to most cathedrals because they are very religious. we finally had a group lunch together and they wouldnt accept american express which was pretty dumb because i used it yesterday. but whatever! today was a hot day like any other day stephanie and i went down to the flea market while the others were at the bank. we got lost lol we went the opposite way!!! it wasnt bad but our professor was upset but hey we found out way back! even if they left us we would have gone back to the hotel COMMON SENSE! when we came back i knocked out for good 2-3 hours and went to dinner with our NEW BRAZILIAN FRIENDS...gabih, christian, and vanessa :) they were super friendly and super funny! gabih LOVES the song all the single ladies! HAHA!! we had couple of drinks. by the way restaurant was BOMB but they charge you for EVERYTHING! even if it was splitting the meals separately..that was ridiculous! -_- and for music too! UGH! but it was a good meal :) not feeling so good but yeah!
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ch 2 - Reporting From Science Journals
There are more journal articles published very year than there are games, elections, and murders in all U.S. cities combined. So science writers must be selective. To select wisely, you'll need to know, first of all, what the major news providing journals are, and what sorts of science they publish. You will also need to understand the different kinds of journals and different kinds of papers within them. And you will a need to comprehend how to navigate the elaborate web of censorship rules that most journals impose on reporters--a pernicious convenience known as the embargo system.
First it starts with Journal Menu. For science writers, the only journals of interest are those that are peer reviewed, meaning that experts in the field have read the papers, and possibly suggested corrections and revisions, before the journal agreed to publish them.
2. Embargoes - A common feature of many major journals is their insistence on enforcing and embargo on release of their news. The system gives reporters time to work on the story without feat of someone else's reporting it first. Be aware of how the embargo system operates and be alert to the possibility that someone else will in fact violate it.
3. Preparing - Thanks to the availabilty of journal papers in advance of publication, sicence writers usually have a fair amount of preparation time before applying fingers to keyboards. Take advantage. Don't wait until the last minute!!! Be aware of the pitfalls of the Peer-Review System, As a Paper's Author about previous news coverage of their work, ask about potential conflicts of interest, and lastly check trivial facts.
4. Writing the story - The lead is the first thing when writing an article because it either catches the reader's attention or it doesn't. Always remember, sometimes the best thing to do is not to write a story at all. Daily stories from journals are a staple of science journalism.
ch 23 - Medicine
Medical writers have gone through a period of soul searching, a reappraisal of our role as journalists and members of the fourth state. Our job was to sort through the medical journals, decide what was newsworthy, and then put the jargon of science and statistics into language that ordinary readers could understand. As medicine has become increasingly commercial and political, medical writers have increasingly assumed the role of critic and watch dog. We still have to cover the medical news, but we also have to provide the social, political, and scientific context for each new finding. Health care, for example, like medical journalism, is going through a period of reappraisal but neither doctors nor Congress can bring about meaningful reform without the help of the press. Our job is not to trumpet every tiny advance but to shine light into the dark corners where big business and medical science intersect.
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