EurekAlert! Science News
The Services of the AAAS,American Association for the Advancement of Science
A few years ago, we produced a web video for AAAS (The American Association for the Advancement of Science) about their service. They call it EurekAlert Science News. And it is accessible to researchers, scientists and reporters. This includes embargoed news.
It’s a good example of the kind of video you can put on your website to present and explain the kind of services or products you offer.
I like to say that just because you have a video camera does not mean you know how to operate it to produce professional-quality shows. If you are trying to put your best foot forward, don’t do it with a badly-made video.
Eurekalert – Best Foot Forward
The show about EurekAlert Science News was produced in English and then translated and captioned in five additional languages. So it quickly made its way around the world.
You may notice that we videotaped the interviews using green screen which is a great tool for video editors. You can put anything in the background which can help illustrate what the person on video is talking about.
In this case, the people included in this video, who are scientists and science reporters, speak about how Eurekalert helps them learn about and disseminate scientific news as it is happening. In some cases, AAAS releases embargoed news to reporters before general audiences can see it.
About AAAS
According to Wikipedia, the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) was created in created in 1848 in Pennsylvania. At that time, the society’s goal was to promote scientific dialogue in order to allow for greater scientific collaboration. By doing so the association aimed to use resources to conduct science with increased efficiency and allow for scientific progress at a greater rate.
The association also sought to increase the resources available to the scientific community through active advocacy of science. In its beginning, AAAS had only 87 members. Today it is the world’s largest and most prestigious general scientific society, with 126,995 individual and institutional members at the end of 2008. AAAS is the publisher of the well-known scientific journal Science, which has a weekly circulation of 138,549.
