The Observatory
Learning from Perlman and Maddox
Press salutes two pioneers of science journalism
By Katherine Bagley Apr 28, 2009 at 02:08 PM
Many of us in science journalism today know (or should know) that our careers are vastly different because of two... More
Toying with Climate Information
Media last week rife with stories of misdirection
By Curtis Brainard Apr 27, 2009 at 05:59 PM
The news media and blogs were rife with stories last week about politicians and journalists alike manipulating information related to... More
Green Issues Fade
Several magazines cancel, cutback annual environment editions
By Katherine Bagley Apr 22, 2009 at 07:21 PM
Another year, another Earth Day, another wave of “Green Issues” on newsstands… or not. After three years, the springtime fad... More
Capturing Conversation
Press finally digs into CCS both nationally and locally
By Curtis Brainard Apr 21, 2009 at 10:38 AM
On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency formally announced that heat-trapping greenhouse gases are a danger to human health and welfare,... More
Wish He Was a Baller
Friedman fumbles with last-minute call for a carbon tax
By Daniel Luzer Apr 16, 2009 at 08:39 AM
As virtually all of America knows by now, Tom Friedman is a big environmentalist. He loves nature, green things, responsible... More
The Man with the Van
Early reports failed to check Italian earthquake researcher’s science, qualifications
By Katherine Bagley Apr 13, 2009 at 08:45 AM
In early March, in a mountainous, quake-prone patch of central Italy, the readings on Gioacchino Giuliani’s patented radon detector suddenly... More
Holdren’s First Interviews
Obama’s new science advisor causes a media stir
By Curtis Brainard Apr 10, 2009 at 05:20 PM
President Barack Obama’s new science advisor, physicist John Holdren, met the press this week, with mixed results for the ensuing... More
Post vs. Post
News article, blog entry criticize Will’s account of warming (one fails)
By Curtis Brainard Apr 9, 2009 at 10:56 AM
On Tuesday, an article and a blog entry at The Washington Post both took the unusual step of rebutting one... More
Class Dismissed
The ‘populist’ case against cap-and-trade is absurd
By Daniel Luzer Apr 9, 2009 at 10:20 AM
Historian John Steele Gordon, writing on Barack Obama’s economic policies in the April issue of Commentary, says that the president's... More
Looking Past Red Flags
Coverage of MS stem-cell transplant research lacks caution
By Katherine Bagley Apr 7, 2009 at 02:04 PM
In late January, clinical immunologist Richard Burt and his Northwestern University colleagues published the results of a study which found... More
Making Space for Skeptics
Post, Times draw criticism for coverage questioning global warming
By Curtis Brainard Apr 3, 2009 at 03:35 PM
Washington Post columnist George Will was at it again on Thursday with his third column disparaging the scientific consensus behind... More
For the Birds?
Local outlets miss an opportunity for regional conservation coverage
By Katherine Bagley Mar 31, 2009 at 11:18 AM
Earlier this month, the United States Department of the Interior released the results of a large-scale, collaborative report on the... More
Post-Intelligent
Before its collapse, the P-I had a history of strong science reporting
By Curtis Brainard Mar 25, 2009 at 12:43 PM
When the last print issue of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer rolled off the presses last Tuesday, it was another blow to... More
Catastrophe in Context
Coverage of Copenhagen climate summit offers a teaching moment
By Mason Inman Mar 23, 2009 at 01:40 PM
Climate scientists gathered for a major summit in Copenhagen a bit more than a week ago, but you might not... More
Nature’s Artificial Divide
The best hope for science journalism is a marriage of new and old media
By Curtis Brainard Mar 20, 2009 at 07:28 PM
The illustration is excellent. As Charlie Petit described it: “a crumbling monument topped by a stack of ossified newspapers, overwhelmed... 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.
