Scienza Aperta: dalle fake news a una comunicazione consapevole - Festival Internazionale del Giornalismo

[From Google tranlsate] Open Science: from fake news to conscious communication

Open Science: The key role of the media for a correct communication in the scientific field. Syngenta has chosen the Festival of Journalism for the third edition of 'Open Science', the round table created with the aim of deepening the dialogue undertaken, together with the scientific community, to underline and clarify the importance that innovation and technology play in agriculture . If the primary objective of Scienza Aperta is to reflect on the role that science and research play in this sector, it will be crucial to involve the press in order to underline the key role of the media with respect to correct communication in the scientific field. Faced with a legitimate request for information from the public, stormed every day by a rain of news that is difficult to assess its reliability, the debate is often conducted on the fears of consumers, making it necessary to promote proper scientific information at all levels, with the direct contribution of the scientific world. Thanks to the panel of various actors, including scientists, disseminators, representatives of the food industry, researchers and of course journalists, relevant case histories will be analyzed, in which the verification of information at source and clarity towards user and final consumer.