Session 1: Hype and manipulation in science journalism
How much is science hyped in the press, who is responsible for it and why does it happen? Most importantly: how can science reporters recognize hype and avoid manipulation?

Session 2: Talking to the media
During Session 2, two prominent UBC scientists presented recent research in a press-conference-like setting. After the presentations, the audience asked questions about the science, and there was an opportunity to create a dialogue between scientists, journalists and media experts in the same room about what was included in the press release, how the questions were answered, what else the journalists might have wanted from the scientists, and what the scientists thought of the journalists' questions.

Session 3: Audiences online
Studies show that more and more people are going online when they look for health and science news. Where are they looking? How is that changing? And what do these new audiences want?

Session 4: Assembling a toolkit for science reporting online
Using the information collected in the previous sessions, how can science reporters actually apply this knowledge to the stories they write online?