The Year in Science Journalism Over at the Knight Science Journalism Tracker, Charlie Petit has a fun roundup of over half a dozen publications and organizations’ lists of the best science stories, photos, and discoveries of the year. Cellular reprogramming, exoplanets, the Large Hadron Collider, and China’s race to space top most of the lists. They are all very important […] December 22, 2008 By Curtis Brainard
Science Groups Protest CNN Cuts December 22, 2008 By Curtis Brainard CASW, NASW, SEJ, and WFSJ issue first-ever joint letter
Q&A: Andrew Revkin December 16, 2008 By Curtis Brainard NYT reporter discusses climate, sustainability, and long-haul reporting
Weird Science (Reporting) December 15, 2008 By Paul Raeburn CNN covers unfounded claims about new energy technology
Video: Climate Central December 8, 2008 By Curtis Brainard and Betwa Sharma A new partnership in science journalism
A One-Stop Shop for Climate Information? December 8, 2008 By Curtis Brainard Princeton startup attempts to pair journalists’ yin with scientists’ yang
CNN Cuts Entire Science, Tech Team December 4, 2008 By Curtis Brainard Despite network’s intention to launch wire service, compete with the AP
The Local Climate December 3, 2008 By Curtis Brainard Regional papers invest in multi-part series on warming
Poland Climate Change Conference November 26, 2008 By Cristine Russell Journalists from Brazil to Bangladesh hope to show what it means to the developing world
Global Cooling, Confused Coverage November 26, 2008 By Curtis Brainard Politico article demonstrates gross misunderstanding of climate science, journalism
Covering Obvious Conclusions November 24, 2008 By Daniel Luzer New York Times takes the bait on lackluster study about kids and the Internet
Press Release by Science Reporting November 19, 2008 By Eva Holland An information officer’s defense of honest, helpful PR
Science Reporting by Press Release November 14, 2008 By Cristine Russell An old problem grows worse in the digital age
On Genes and Cures, Separately November 12, 2008 By Curtis Brainard NYT, Newsweek find hooks for important stories
Crystal Balls Glow Green November 7, 2008 By Curtis Brainard Press speculates (responsibly) on key Obama environment/science picks and policies
Coal’s Curtain Call November 4, 2008 By Curtis Brainard A late spate of news as the campaigns wind down