The Observatory

The Atlantic editor has accumulated a loyal following with his video series “If Our Bodies Could Talk”

Instances are being covered as local stories rather than as data points in a national narrative

Its textbook clout has waned but reporters are still writing as though it hasn’t

WNYC will soon have a new health unit

Conservative news outlets News Corp and Fairfax Media tend to control the message

In transitioning to a new magazine model, the publication’s challenges are familiar

The company’s flack blurs lines between journalism and company mission

Ebola’s made its American sufferers famous–but what do we gain with personal details?

The most effective coverage of the first American case has stemmed from the steady hands of experienced–and highly credible–federal medical leaders as well as health and science specialty beat reporters

The cost of brushing science aside

The more divorced we become from animals in our daily lives, the more we want to look at them online

The case of Nicholas Wade and reporting on a lively field with a dishonorable past

A South Carolina pilot project expands

The Good Life is less inflammatory than the doctor’s television show, but the line between ad and editorial is murky

Incremental journalism isn’t driving home the dire state of the climate to the public, so researchers and outlets are trying to reach them through a shift in storytelling