{"content":[{"text":"Haere mai! \n Welcome to the fifth edition of our Desk Guide: \n Media Covering Science.","bbox":{"left":0.095238,"top":0.321016,"width":0.429306,"height":0.11728099999999997}},{"text":"The Desk Guide is designed for all reporters who want to get the \n science right. It covers the basics of everything from the peer review \n process in scientific research, through to writing a “balanced” science \n story when the weight of scientific evidence may be overwhelmingly \n on one side.","bbox":{"left":0.095238,"top":0.470193,"width":0.4463270000000001,"height":0.09625500000000003}},{"text":"You’ll find a ten-point checklist for approaching science-related \n subjects, tips on accessing and reading research articles, and a guide \n for spotting bad science. There’s a centre-spread infographic which \n gives a quick introduction to the diverse areas of research underway \n in Aotearoa.","bbox":{"left":0.095238,"top":0.590051,"width":0.442267,"height":0.09625600000000001}},{"text":"About","bbox":{"left":0.689299,"top":0.608122,"width":0.05917799999999995,"height":0.022738999999999954}},{"text":"SMC is an independent centre \n established by Royal Society \n Te Apārangi with funding \n from the Ministry of Business, \n Innovation and Employment \n Hīkina Whakatutuki. We \n help journalists work more \n effectively with the scientific \n and research community to \n inform public discussion of \n important issues for society.","bbox":{"left":0.689299,"top":0.642942,"width":0.19384,"height":0.21722799999999998}},{"text":"You’ll also find information about Scimex.org, our go-to portal for \n journalists, where you will gain embargoed access to new research and \n a database of experts ready to talk to journalists.","bbox":{"left":0.095238,"top":0.705141,"width":0.458806,"height":0.055931000000000064}},{"text":"Keep your Desk Guide handy. We hope you’ll find it useful next time \n science is in the media spotlight.","bbox":{"left":0.095238,"top":0.779906,"width":0.43653900000000007,"height":0.03576900000000005}},{"text":"Dacia Herbulock \n SMC Director","bbox":{"left":0.095238,"top":0.863696,"width":0.11514699999999999,"height":0.03626799999999997}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.094251,"top":0.083754,"width":0.209743,"height":0.209743}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.094251,"top":0.083754,"width":0.209743,"height":0.209743}]}