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Perusing the SMC Spain’s content has already become a part of my daily work routine. Not only for obvious reasons, such as using quick reaction roundups to feed our reporting. I also read each SMC email thoroughly for three reasons: the statements help me to make sure I don’t miss anything important, to quickly assess the significance of a study, and they provide informed opinions to know if there is a certain level of consensus or controversy around a study. Bonus: they also put valuable sources on my radar for future reporting. 

Perusing the SMC Spain’s content has already become a part of my daily work routine. Not only for obvious reasons, such as using quick reaction roundups to feed our reporting. I also read each SMC email thoroughly for three reasons: the statements help me to make sure I don’t miss anything important, to quickly assess the significance of a study, and they provide informed opinions to know if there is a certain level of consensus or controversy around a study. Bonus: they also put valuable sources on my radar for future reporting. 

The work of the SMC Spain during its first year has been fundamental for those of us who cover science and health. On the one hand, it offers topical news content, which allows us to monitor relevant scientific issues every day, and to access diverse sources and opinions through quick reactions. This has helped us in our reporting work, to understand which topics could be more relevant or to include expert statements in our pieces. On the other hand, the explainers and analyses provide us with context when we explore science-related topics that are of general interest and public relevance.  

I find it very important to follow current news content through quick reactions. In addition, I think the news briefings have also been of great interest.   

I am looking forward to seeing what trainings you will offer. I think it could be a good opportunity to learn and update our knowledge. 

The work of the SMC Spain during its first year has been fundamental for those of us who cover science and health. On the one hand, it offers topical news content, which allows us to monitor relevant scientific issues every day, and to access diverse sources and opinions through quick reactions. This has helped us in our reporting work, to understand which topics could be more relevant or to include expert statements in our pieces. On the other hand, the explainers and analyses provide us with context when we explore science-related topics that are of general interest and public relevance.  

I find it very important to follow current news content through quick reactions. In addition, I think the news briefings have also been of great interest.   

I am looking forward to seeing what trainings you will offer. I think it could be a good opportunity to learn and update our knowledge. 

The work of the SMC is very professional and truthful. It helps me to put scientific information in context, through the opinions and assessments of prestigious specialists. What I value most is the variety of opinions and, above all, their speed, as the scientists’s reactions reach us even before the news has been made public.   

It would be great if, when possible, an audio or video of the expert making the assessments could be attached so that broadcast journalists could use it. Sometimes it is difficult for us to access scientists, and this kind of service would save them quite a few repeat interviews.  

The work of the SMC is very professional and truthful. It helps me to put scientific information in context, through the opinions and assessments of prestigious specialists. What I value most is the variety of opinions and, above all, their speed, as the scientists’s reactions reach us even before the news has been made public.   

It would be great if, when possible, an audio or video of the expert making the assessments could be attached so that broadcast journalists could use it. Sometimes it is difficult for us to access scientists, and this kind of service would save them quite a few repeat interviews.  

I immersed myself in science journalism, specifically health journalism, a year and a half ago--without any knowledge of the area. With no prior knowledge, and being the only journalist covering science on the channel, I felt like I was entering a jungle of figures, italicised names and impossible-to-unravel graphs, day after day. Here’s what the arrival of the Science Media Centre Spain, a few months into my new assignment, has meant for me: a team (although in this case a unidirectional one) that supports us journalists in this difficult task. Your work provides me ideas of topics to cover in my daily health section, where perhaps the hardest task is to find interesting topics day after day. It provides me with context and perspective to be fairer in my reporting, and offers essential tools to walk more confidently along the path of science journalism. Not only do you make this path easier, you also make it more beautiful.   

I immersed myself in science journalism, specifically health journalism, a year and a half ago--without any knowledge of the area. With no prior knowledge, and being the only journalist covering science on the channel, I felt like I was entering a jungle of figures, italicised names and impossible-to-unravel graphs, day after day. Here’s what the arrival of the Science Media Centre Spain, a few months into my new assignment, has meant for me: a team (although in this case a unidirectional one) that supports us journalists in this difficult task. Your work provides me ideas of topics to cover in my daily health section, where perhaps the hardest task is to find interesting topics day after day. It provides me with context and perspective to be fairer in my reporting, and offers essential tools to walk more confidently along the path of science journalism. Not only do you make this path easier, you also make it more beautiful.   

The Science Media Centre helps me to stay abreast of scientific findings and to assess the latest news. I find it very useful to check out the sources that you ask for reactions, it helps me to identify relevant specialists for each subject. Their comments also give me a better understanding of the results of studies and their possible shortcomings. The speed you show in gathering reactions to scientific news is really helpful. I miss some of that immediacy when it comes to expert briefings, although I understand that events with several specialists are more complicated to organise. In short, the SMC is a great tool for practical help and learning.   

The Science Media Centre helps me to stay abreast of scientific findings and to assess the latest news. I find it very useful to check out the sources that you ask for reactions, it helps me to identify relevant specialists for each subject. Their comments also give me a better understanding of the results of studies and their possible shortcomings. The speed you show in gathering reactions to scientific news is really helpful. I miss some of that immediacy when it comes to expert briefings, although I understand that events with several specialists are more complicated to organise. In short, the SMC is a great tool for practical help and learning.   

The SMC Spain is a very helpful tool to put in context new developments published in scientific journals. Independent experts provide their views on scientific findings, offering a critical look at research articles. In addition, reactions compiled by the SMC Spain are often a good thermometer to assess if an embargoed study is going to have a big impact in the mainstream press. On other occasions, they also help us to make sure we don't miss any relevant studies.  

What I value most are the expert reactions to scientific articles that I receive in my email inbox. Even if I don't cover that particular topic, I always like to read these emails; they serve as a source of information to keep me up to date with recent scientific developments in a rigorous way.  

What I’d like to see from the SMC in the future? I hope you keep going for many more years. Your work is very useful.  

The SMC Spain is a very helpful tool to put in context new developments published in scientific journals. Independent experts provide their views on scientific findings, offering a critical look at research articles. In addition, reactions compiled by the SMC Spain are often a good thermometer to assess if an embargoed study is going to have a big impact in the mainstream press. On other occasions, they also help us to make sure we don't miss any relevant studies.  

What I value most are the expert reactions to scientific articles that I receive in my email inbox. Even if I don't cover that particular topic, I always like to read these emails; they serve as a source of information to keep me up to date with recent scientific developments in a rigorous way.  

What I’d like to see from the SMC in the future? I hope you keep going for many more years. Your work is very useful.  

I believe that the SMC Spain provides a public service of rigorous scientific information. I am both a user and participant: As a user, I get direct opinions on current scientific issues from credible voices. As a participant, I enjoy being trusted so that my voice can be heard, alongside that of others, to provide opinions on scientific news. We set our own limits on how much we can contribute, and our own literal words are written. The potential is enormous, as different media can benefit from using direct statements and all the information that the SMC offers, all in open access.   

For me it is a pleasure to collaborate when I can to comment on recent issues, and I only hope that the SMC’s work expands and that more media want to use this tool.  

I believe that the SMC Spain provides a public service of rigorous scientific information. I am both a user and participant: As a user, I get direct opinions on current scientific issues from credible voices. As a participant, I enjoy being trusted so that my voice can be heard, alongside that of others, to provide opinions on scientific news. We set our own limits on how much we can contribute, and our own literal words are written. The potential is enormous, as different media can benefit from using direct statements and all the information that the SMC offers, all in open access.   

For me it is a pleasure to collaborate when I can to comment on recent issues, and I only hope that the SMC’s work expands and that more media want to use this tool.  

It is a pleasure to collaborate with the Science Media Centre Spain, and to celebrate your first anniversary. I think it is an excellent initiative. I know that I can go to your website and find comments from colleagues who are experts in each of the areas covered to try to better understand any important breakthrough or scientific finding.  

I believe that you are doing a valuable job and that the media will gradually become more and more aware of your work. The opinions, comments and summaries that you make available to anyone who wants to use them will become increasingly important. I will continue to collaborate with you whenever you ask me to help understand new scientific findings.     

It is a pleasure to collaborate with the Science Media Centre Spain, and to celebrate your first anniversary. I think it is an excellent initiative. I know that I can go to your website and find comments from colleagues who are experts in each of the areas covered to try to better understand any important breakthrough or scientific finding.  

I believe that you are doing a valuable job and that the media will gradually become more and more aware of your work. The opinions, comments and summaries that you make available to anyone who wants to use them will become increasingly important. I will continue to collaborate with you whenever you ask me to help understand new scientific findings.     

The Science Media Centre is a ressource that we, in the scientific community, value highly because it always seeks well-sourced information and comments from experts in the field. That is why the information is 100 % reliable, and puts maximum trust in scientists.  

The Science Media Centre is a ressource that we, in the scientific community, value highly because it always seeks well-sourced information and comments from experts in the field. That is why the information is 100 % reliable, and puts maximum trust in scientists.  

The SMC Spain helps to fill a gap that is currently very complex: that of accessing reliable information without having to check each item ourselves. This saves us time and effort, especially in areas where we don’t have the knowledge necessary to distinguish between reliable and unreliable information.  

What I value most is its speed in providing information that is always based on the opinions of reliable experts, rather than on rumours.  

The SMC Spain helps to fill a gap that is currently very complex: that of accessing reliable information without having to check each item ourselves. This saves us time and effort, especially in areas where we don’t have the knowledge necessary to distinguish between reliable and unreliable information.  

What I value most is its speed in providing information that is always based on the opinions of reliable experts, rather than on rumours.  

The SMC Spain is a rigorous tool for sharing scientific information. It provides a good selection of articles of potentially high interest, along with expert comments. I value its flair in selecting topics, its rigour in the selection of experts and its ability to effectively disseminate scientific news.  

I hope that the SMC will be proactive in sharing mental health research, an area where we move forward quickly and many needs remain unmet.

The SMC Spain is a rigorous tool for sharing scientific information. It provides a good selection of articles of potentially high interest, along with expert comments. I value its flair in selecting topics, its rigour in the selection of experts and its ability to effectively disseminate scientific news.  

I hope that the SMC will be proactive in sharing mental health research, an area where we move forward quickly and many needs remain unmet.