SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY JOURNALISM BOOTCAMP
About the program
In 2021, the ISTC Foundation, the "Gituzh" initiative, and the Yerevan State University collaborated to create the "Science and Tech Journalism" bootcamp program.
The program's mission is dedicated to fostering meaningful discourse about science and technology in the Armenian media landscape by emphasizing knowledge, facts, and critical thinking.
The program aims to cultivate a new generation of skilled journalists specializing in science and technology across diverse journalistic formats. This involves engaging top experts and representatives from journalistic, scientific, and technological communities, as well as refining a competitive and contemporary curriculum.
Program concept
STJB program was initiated to foster the development and quality of discourse around science and technology in Armenia, as well as to promote communication platforms between journalistic, technological, and scientific communities, along with the exploration of collaborative formats.
The course components are following:
1. SEMINARS
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Science Journalism
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Tech Journalism
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Data Analysis & Visualization
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Critical Thinking
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Investigative Journalism
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Multimedia Technics
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Science in Armenia
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Developing Armenia’s R&D ecosystem
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The Art of Creating Content
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The Craft of Storytelling
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Communicating Effectively with Scientists
2. LABORATORY VISITS
3. EVENTS
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Meet & Greets
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Guest Lectures
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Networking Events
4. CAPSTONE PROJECTS
Results
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17 Graduated Students, with background in journalism, communication, & science
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12 International & local media partners
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15 Capstone projects in different formats: video, podcast, article, data visualization, event series and so on.
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Engagement of students as science journalists and contributing tech reporters in Armenian leading media outlets.
Capturing Science
