Abstract
Dutch universities offer 18 courses in journalistic (science) writing or science journalism, attracting hundreds of students every year. These courses differ in size, theoretical content, study load and admission requirements, but they all breed satisfied participants who have written some good journalistic articles as a part of those courses, that are or could have been published in newspapers or magazines. For this reason it is difficult to conclude what is the best way of teaching journalistic writing at universities. Probably these courses in the first place provide a way to identify (and certify) science writers/science journalists among the participants.
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