Climate scientist’s privacy victory may prove a loss for journalists April 23, 2014 By Alexis Sobel Fitts Court ruling limits access to public information in Virginia
Walking the public opinion tightrope April 17, 2014 By Alexis Sobel Fitts Early reception of a celebrity-packed Showtime documentary demonstrates the difficulty of engaging audiences on climate change
OnEarth eliminates print April 11, 2014 By Alexis Sobel Fitts The science mag’s editors say sticking to digital will allow them to devote more resources to environmental journalism
The banality of ‘What We Know’ about climate change March 27, 2014 By Alexis Sobel Fitts Can a "boring" AAAS report change the global warming conversation?
FiveThirtyEight’s disappointing science section March 20, 2014 By Alexis Sobel Fitts Science journalism could use an infusion of analysis, but FiveThirtyEight isn’t yet doing it rigorously or objectively
Americans learn about science from the internet; Brits watch TV March 19, 2014 By Alexis Sobel Fitts Two surveys of public attitudes towards science reveal national differences
Strange bedfellows: Climate change deniers, newspapers partner in a FOIA fight March 17, 2014 By Alexis Sobel Fitts Public information laws have forged an unlikely team in Penn State climate scientist Michael Mann’s quest to keep his emails private
The end of obesity, sort of March 7, 2014 By Alexis Sobel Fitts On the heels of a White House media blitz, two contrasting press releases reveal a misleading story
To revitalize journalism, give it away March 4, 2014 By Alexis Sobel Fitts That’s the approach of Mosaic, a new science site that’s affixing a Creative Commons license to its longform
And from the left…Fox News March 3, 2014 By Alexis Sobel Fitts There’s more to Fox News’ strategy of hiring liberals than creating a public boxing match