The Observatory

One More Science Journalism Event…

For the road

By Curtis Brainard   Feb 11, 2009 at 04:07 PM

Yesterday, I wrote a short post about a few all-star science journalism events taking place this week in New York... More

Slate V Puts Weekly Science Roundup On Hold

“Grand Unified Weekly” shelved despite positive response from audiences

By Katherine Bagley   Feb 11, 2009 at 02:21 PM

Last November, Slate V started hosting a snappy, weekly screencast that served as a “science news roundup for the rest... More

Science Journalism Events at AMNH, AAAS

By Curtis Brainard   Feb 10, 2009 at 12:33 PM

I don’t generally announce upcoming science journalism events, mostly because my readership is spread out across the country. I might... More

NYT: “Boron Moron”

By Curtis Brainard   Feb 9, 2009 at 03:33 PM

My thanks to the Knight Science Journalism Tracker for pointing out a "mea culpa" posted today by The New York... More

National Geographic Launches New Energy Team

Reaffirms editorial, educational commitment to environmental issues

By Megan McGinley   Feb 5, 2009 at 09:00 AM

Last week, National Geographic magazine announced the formation of a new, specialized editorial team that will focus on “deepening” and... More

Global vs. Regional Trends

A common problem in climate coverage

By Curtis Brainard   Feb 4, 2009 at 07:00 AM

On January 1, the Daily Tech, an online magazine, published a somewhat misleading blog post about the “rapid recovery” of... More

The Language and Culture of Climate

New book seeks to improve communication between journalists, scientists

By Curtis Brainard   Jan 29, 2009 at 12:45 PM

One of the things that history will remember about the coverage of climate change is that, not unlike the Iraq... More

Lead Pipes vs. Crack Pipes

What to do when data supports easy explanations for difficult problems

By Lester Feder   Jan 28, 2009 at 12:58 PM

Yesterday, The New York Times brought readers the best kind of health story: a crisis that failed to show up.... More

“The Epidemic That Wasn’t” (Even If We Said It Was)

By Liz Cox Barrett   Jan 27, 2009 at 03:54 PM

Maybe you're old enough to remember the media coverage of "crack babies" back in the '80s and '90s? Allow the... More

The Price is Right, Energy Edition

Obama, journalists tie efficiency and environmental protection to the economy

By Curtis Brainard   Jan 26, 2009 at 03:53 PM

Monday morning, President Barack Obama signed two executive orders to spur an economic recovery plan founded upon clean energy and... More

Prez Talks Energy Independence; CNN Cues SUV Ad

By Liz Cox Barrett   Jan 26, 2009 at 10:53 AM

If you tuned in to CNN just now to watch President Obama take some first steps to reverse Bush administration... More

Environmental S.W.A.T. Team

New York Times’s new ‘pod’ gathers talent from multiple beats

By Curtis Brainard   Jan 13, 2009 at 09:12 AM

On Thursday, The New York Times will launch a new, crack environmental reporting unit that will pull in eight specialized... More

Gupta for Surgeon General

Obama asks CNN journalist, neurosurgeon to be top doc

By Curtis Brainard   Jan 6, 2009 at 05:22 PM

The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz broke the story today that President-elect Barack Obama has offered the job of surgeon general... More