AlphaGalileo

AlphaGalileo

AlphaGalileo

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AlphaGalileo is a business-to-business science news service launched in 1998. AlphaGalileo was created as a result of UK government efforts to promote public engagement with science.[1]

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The news service, which is moderated, is run by the independent organisation, AlphaGalileo Ltd. It takes press releases about research developments from over 2 000 contributors and distributes them to more than 7,000 journalists in some 85 countries.

The service was founded in 1998 by Peter Green[2] with the support of the Association of British Science Writers as well as support from the French and German ministries.[3]

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  1. [1]
    Ziman, John (1 January 1991). "Public Understanding of Science". Science, Technology, & Human Values. 16 (1): 99–105. doi:10.1177/016224399101600106.
  2. [2]
    "Peter Green: Development Director, AlphaGalileo Foundation" (PDF).
  3. [3]
    RTD Info: News Roundup on EC Research and Technological Development Programmes, Issues 29-39. Information Services. 2001. ISBN 9789282895818.
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