Science journalism

AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award winners named.

362 27 JANUARY 2017 • VOL 355 ISSUE 6323 sciencemag.org SCIENCE Consequential stories on important issues in medical research are among the winners of the 2016 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards, including a Swedish documentary that raised disturbing questions about the research conduct of a surgeon at the famed Karolinska Institute, a series in a small weekly newspaper that challenged claims...

Careers in Virology: Science Writing and Journalism.

This article condenses some highlights from a presentation that I have now given at several universities about the bench-to-newsroom career path. For readers who simply want a short explanation of how to parlay their hard-earned critical-thinking skills from graduate school into a lucrative job in a growing industry, go to law school.

How the Internet changed science journalism

Journalism in the Borderland between Science and Politics

This paper meant to provoke discussion, and not to purport any strong knowledge claims argues that journalistic practice in the borderland between science and politics tends to mirror and reinforce outdated conventions about science and politics. Journalistic transportation of risk-facts is seen as one instance of this. Furthermore, it is argued that to come anywhere near to an ideal of public ...

Presidential Address Polling as Political Science and Polling as Journalism

The mass media and the survey research profession share many attitudes and beliefs about what they do and their contributions to a functioning democracy. There are, however, some cultural differences that create a source of conflict. Our work is based more in science, theirs more in art, although each is, of course, a blend of the two. As one who has worked in both fields, I shall offer some no...