Media Session Held at the Fall Conference of the Korean Society for Biotechnology
The Korea Science Journalists Association (President Yongha Yoo) will hold a media session jointly with the Korean Society for Biotechnology on the theme of ‘Key Issues of Innovative Biotechnology and Ways to Activate Communication’ at 4:40 PM on the 26th at the Jeju International Convention Center (Jeju ICC).
As the latest issue in innovative biotechnology, Junggeol Na, head of the C1 Gas Refinery Value-up Project Group and professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Sogang University, will present ‘C1 Bio Technology for a Cooler Earth: Biological Conversion of By-product Gas.’ Wonseok Park, head of the Advanced Beauty Research Institute at Amorepacific Technical Research Center, will introduce bio-cosmetic technology that combines the latest bio-life and medical technologies with biomaterials similar to the human body to provide safe and immediate effects under the theme ‘The Forefront of Biotechnology in Life Beauty.’
Yongha Yoo, president of the Korea Science Journalists Association, plans to explain the current situation and reporting environment faced by science media under the title ‘How Do Science Journalists Cover Stories?’ and also propose alternatives to expand science reporting. Sugun Kwak, deputy chief reporter at Chosun Ilbo, will present ‘Ways to Activate Researchers’ Media Communication’ based on his experience as a field reporter.
Following this, Minsoo Kim, deputy editor at Dong-A Science, will chair a discussion with presenters including Hyungjun Cha, professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at POSTECH, Jaewon Ko, reporter at Maeil Business Newspaper, and Kyungjin Ahn, reporter at Seoul Economic Daily, sharing opinions on the development trends of the latest biotechnology and ways to disseminate research achievements.
Medical and science reporters such as Hanju Yoo (Yonhap News), Chaerin Lee (Dong-A Science), Mingyu Jo (ZDNet Korea), and Areum Hong (Chosun Biz) will engage in a comprehensive discussion with biotechnology researchers attending the academic conference to brainstorm how to expand science reporting in Korean society.
President Yoo emphasized, “Science journalists serve as a bridge connecting the scientific community and the public,” adding, “Since the source of good science reporting comes from the scientific community and researchers, the role of expert communicators who provide sufficient explanations to journalists is very important.” He also added, “The media session held together with the Korean Society for Biotechnology is significant in that it seeks ways to expand scientific communication jointly between field researchers and the media.”
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