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Attack of the climate-denial books
Conservative think tanks fuel publishing boom that spreads misinformation
By Cristine Russell Mar 12, 2013 at 03:00 PM
If you find Red Hot Lies in an airport bookstore or online bookseller, don't expect a juicy account of a... More
Captain Nemo
‘Behemoth blizzard’ dominates weekend news
By Cristine Russell Feb 10, 2013 at 10:45 PM
It was all about "The Big Dig" this weekend in snow-blanketed communities from Long Island to Maine that faced a... More
Pessimism Reigns a Year After Fukushima
Media forecast a gloomy future for the nuclear industry
By Cristine Russell Mar 12, 2012 at 05:00 PM
The barrage of stories worldwide on the first anniversary of the disaster at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant provided... More
Get a Life (Beyond the Web)
Science writers struggle with time management
By Cristine Russell Oct 21, 2011 at 02:32 PM
FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA — Freelance science writer Steve Silberman might not be physically addicted to Twitter, but sometimes it seems like... More
Still Seeing Stars after Thirty Years
A venerable afternoon paper is gone, but not forgotten
By Cristine Russell Aug 8, 2011 at 04:45 PM
Given the handwringing about the fate of newspapers (and the federal government) today, it is worth a moment’s reflection on... More
The Importance of Energy Reporters
A Q&A with the NYT’s Matthew Wald about Japan’s nuclear crisis
By Cristine Russell Apr 8, 2011 at 11:02 AM
The crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan has underscored the importance of specialized energy reporters. Unfortunately,... More
Las Vegas Sun Shines Light on Nevada Health Care
Multimedia investigation of hospital injuries wins 2011 Goldsmith Prize
By Cristine Russell Mar 9, 2011 at 04:30 PM
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—“Where do you go for great health care in Las Vegas?” Answer: “The airport.” That local joke set Las... More
Blogging from Biology Class
Staten Island high school students team up with Nature Education
By Cristine Russell Jan 27, 2011 at 04:39 PM
If you’re worried about the future of science journalism, take solace in two fourteen-year-old students named Sam and Naseem who... More
The Hottest Thing in Science Blogging
ScienceOnline2011 conference puts convergence of old and new media on display
By Cristine Russell Jan 18, 2011 at 05:22 PM
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina — The hot ticket for science bloggers and online writers this year was a once-obscure... More
Bye, Bye Blackbirds
Bizarre reports of dead birds and fish enliven a slow news week
By Cristine Russell Jan 5, 2011 at 04:01 PM
With remakes of classic films all the rage, it may be time for Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller The Birds to be... More
From Copenhagen to Cancun
A challenging year for the climate story
By Cristine Russell Nov 24, 2010 at 01:57 PM
It’s been a challenging time for the climate change story on just about every front. A year ago, the unauthorized... More
Gruesome Graphic Labels
FDA’s new anti-smoking labels light up the web
By Cristine Russell Nov 12, 2010 at 06:08 PM
It was inevitable that the FDA’s new proposal to put graphic, and often gruesome, pictures of dead bodies and diseased... More
Man(n) the Torpedoes
Climate scientist Michael Mann goes on the offensive
By Cristine Russell Nov 11, 2010 at 04:58 PM
NEW HAVEN, CONN.—It’s been exactly a year since “Climategate” broke, putting Penn State University researcher Michael Mann and climate scientists... More
Stephen Schneider: Climate Communicator
Remembering an esteemed scientist’s contributions to the media over three decades
By Cristine Russell Jul 20, 2010 at 05:48 PM
Stephen Schneider was not an American household name. But within the ranks of science journalists and scientists, this Stanford University... More
From Gumshoe to Google Wave
Investigative journalism goes multimedia
By Cristine Russell Mar 25, 2010 at 02:53 PM
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—While investigative journalism still requires old-school skills like stakeouts, meetings with confidential sources, and painstaking scrutiny of documents obtained... More
Revkin Taking NYT Buyout
Veteran climate reporter to leave paper after Copenhagen summit
By Cristine Russell Dec 14, 2009 at 09:55 AM
Andrew C. Revkin, one of the most influential and respected reporters on the environment, will take a buyout from The... More
Halloween Hype?
A health story about germ-fighting pumpkins
By Cristine Russell Oct 30, 2009 at 01:57 PM
As trick-or-treaters ready themselves for the annual ritual that is Halloween, health and headline writers around the world have found... More
When Kennedy Didn’t Compromise
Lessons from the senator’s early health reform failure
By Cristine Russell Sep 1, 2009 at 10:17 AM
I join the chorus of those who have long admired Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s remarkable Senate career and his persistence... More
Some Optimism for the Future of Science Journalism
And especially for international collaboration
By Cristine Russell Jul 2, 2009 at 04:43 PM
LONDON — Amidst the gloomy climate in American science journalism, leading British editors have a decidedly upbeat view about coverage.... More
Science Journalism’s Crystal Ball
Whither the expertly reported content of yore?
By Cristine Russell May 7, 2009 at 10:58 AM
In covering a crisis, it is crucial to quickly separate reliable information from speculation and hype—or, in the case of... More
Woman’s work - The twisted reality of an Italian freelancer in Syria
Sourcing Trayvon Martin ‘photos’ from stormfront - Not a good idea, Business Insider
Elizabeth Warren, the antidote to CNBC - The senator schools the talking heads on bank regulation
Art Laffer + PR blitz = press failure - The media types up the retail lobby’s propaganda
Reuters’s global warming about-face - A survey shows the newswire ran 50 percent fewer stories on climate change after hiring a “skeptic”
In one tweet
Luke Russert is the Golden Boy of DC
And it drives young journalists crazy
It’s official: We never need to worry about the future of journalism again!
The NYT shows us why
Why does Florida produce so much weird news? Experts explain
CJR's Guide to Online News Startups
ACEsTooHigh.com – Reporting on the science, education, and policy surrounding childhood trauma
Who Owns What
The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
