The Observatory
Press Pass Problems
Cetacean Society’s decision to deny a reporter raises questions about access
By Curtis Brainard Nov 12, 2010 at 04:30 PM
On Tuesday, the American Cetacean Society denied a freelancer’s request for a press pass to attend the society’s annual meeting... 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
A Referendum on Energy Issues?
Not so fast
By Curtis Brainard and Cristine Russell Nov 5, 2010 at 05:14 PM
There is something ironic about the post-election surge of articles about the environmental consequences of various outcomes at the polls... More
A Future for Cooperative Politics?
New York Times story on candidates’ psychology is overly optimistic
By Curtis Brainard Nov 3, 2010 at 02:49 PM
Thankfully, the days of “neuropunditry,” which sought to decipher voters’ thoughts with brain imaging and which blighted coverage of the... More
Q&A: UFO Journalist Leslie Kean
Is the truth out there?
By Clint Hendler Oct 31, 2010 at 12:12 PM
Leslie Kean has written an unusual book on an unusual subject: Unidentified flying objects. But this Halloween weekend, Kean would... More
Paint it Green
Why it’s been left to reporters to bring up environmental issues on the campaign trail
By Curtis Brainard Oct 28, 2010 at 02:37 PM
According to an article in the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday, “In much of the nation, ‘cap and trade’ has... More
How to Use ProPublica’s “Dollars for Docs” Database
Tips for reporters and editors
By Lauren Kirchner Oct 22, 2010 at 01:50 PM
Investigative innovator ProPublica launched a new project this week, a national database of doctors and the money they have received... More
Red, White, and Blue, but Not Green
Energy and environment issues lacking in mid-term election coverage
By Curtis Brainard Oct 21, 2010 at 02:26 PM
Remember the 2008 presidential campaign, when candidates and voters alike couldn’t seem to get enough of energy and climate issues... More
The Web Grows Wider
Gates Foundation partnerships with the Guardian and ABC News further complicate global health coverage
By Robert Fortner Oct 8, 2010 at 11:02 AM
Editor’s Note: This is the second in a two-part series about the implications of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s... More
How Ray Suarez Really Caught the Global Health Bug
The Gates Foundation, global health, and the media
By Robert Fortner Oct 7, 2010 at 02:24 PM
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on the author’s personal blog in July. With a few updates, we are... More
Q&A: Miles O’Brien, Back in Action
Ex-CNN correspondent talks about the NewsHour’s new Science News Unit
By Curtis Brainard Oct 4, 2010 at 04:35 PM
Bucking the trend in science journalism, the PBS NewsHour announced last Tuesday that it has created a new Science News... More
Tweeting a Wildfire
Social media in an emergency, and what it means for the press
By Lauren Kirchner Sep 30, 2010 at 06:00 AM
Around ten in the morning this past Labor Day, the sky above Boulder, Colorado turned a dusty orange. A fire... More
“This is Our Beat”
Breaking news and the big picture in Audubon’s special report on the oil spill
By Curtis Brainard Sep 16, 2010 at 10:15 AM
Shortly after the Deepwater Horizon sank and oil began erupting into the Gulf of Mexico in late April, the 105-year-old... More
Q&A: Covering the IPCC
Perlman award-winner Pallava Bagla talks about courage and tough questions
By Curtis Brainard Sep 14, 2010 at 10:45 AM
[Editor’s Note: The American Geophysical Union recently awarded this year’s David Perlman Award for Excellence in Science Journalism to Indian... More
Eschew the Scientific Sound Bite
A response to the oil plume paradox
By Richard Camilli Sep 10, 2010 at 01:12 PM
As the lead author on a recent paper published in Science Express, describing subsurface plumes from the Deepwater Horizon disaster,... 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.
