After a strike and a resignation of almost all of the editorial staff, the former journalists of "Science & Vie" announced on Europe 1 that they will launch "Epsiloon", their own scientific magazine next June. Its editors Hervé Poirier and Mathilde Fontez present the project in "Culture Médias".
Goodbye
Science & Life
, hello
Epsiloon
.
11 former journalists from the science magazine will launch their own scientific monthly in June.
After the takeover of
Science & Vie
by Rewolrd Media, the editorial staff had objected by the choices made by the group on the editorial content of the magazine.
After a strike, almost all of the editorial staff had resigned last March.
Mathilde Fontez and Hervé Poirier, editors in chief of
Epsiloon
, present
their new project
in
Culture Médias
.
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The project currently brings together eight former
Science & Vie
journalists
.
They should, in the coming weeks and months, be joined by three former colleagues who are in the process of leaving the Reworld Media group.
"Go around the world to find an ethnologist or a biologist"
For Mathilde Fontez, "
Epsiloon
is a topical scientific magazine, a magazine that will talk about the world, but from the angle of science, and in the widest possible way", explains the editor-in-chief.
"We are going to tackle subjects such as climate, space, biology, medicine, but also the most everyday subjects. For
Espiloon
, science is an angle from which we will look at the world."
After the controversy over "editorial content" imposed by Reworld Media on
Science & Vie
and written by non-journalists,
Epsiloon
wants to emphasize the seriousness of its work.
"We are going to be very transparent and proudly display the work of journalists in their direct work with scientists," announces Hervé Poirier.
"The last page of the newspaper will show the trip around the world that we did to find an ethnologist or a biologist. We think that this is how we will establish a relationship of trust with the reader."
"Science provides a point of view that is demanded by readers"
The first issue, scheduled for June 2021, includes many topics, including an investigation to find out if we can really get rid of Covid-19 and a topic on the teenage crisis in dolphins, elephants, cows , chimpanzees and even mice, observed by scientists.
The "Contrepied" section will demonstrate the "radical vision of science".
"In the first issue, an American researcher will show us that there is no addiction to screens", reveals Mathilde Fontez.
"And it's not just a matter of vocabulary: it changes the treatment of drifts."
According to the editor, "there is a huge readership appetite for science with the climate crisis, Covid-19, etc. Science brings a point of view that is requested by readers."
The new monthly
Espiloon
should
hit
newsstands in June 2021. A
crowdfunding
campaign is underway to allow the science
magazine to
emerge
.