Why scientists often hate records requests The shadow side of sunlight laws February 25, 2015 By Anna Clark
Women science writers conference about changing the ratio June 18, 2014 By Cristine Russell A summit last weekend presented actions to address systemic gender inequities in science journalism
The EPA goes on background, and journalists revolt June 12, 2014 By Alexis Sobel Fitts For some reporters, having the call ‘on background’ rather than ‘on the record’ meant that the material was essentially unusable
New York launches social science vertical May 15, 2014 By Alexis Sobel Fitts "Like a Jehovah’s witness, if you show up at their door and say, ‘Can I interest you in some behavioral economics,’ they’ll say no"
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
No, Ebola is not spreading to the US April 2, 2014 By Nicola Pring Some news orgs jumped on an outbreak as a chance to spread unlikely hype
The IPCC presser was livestreamed, but those present still got the best stories April 1, 2014 By Cristine Russell Digital connection can only get reporters so far
Polar Bears ‘R’ Us March 28, 2014 By Cristine Russell The latest edition of a UN report makes a media-ready case for the imminent dangers of climate change
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
Bridging the print-Web divide February 27, 2014 By Alexis Sobel Fitts How OnEarth makes environmental longform work–for the internet
The persuasive power of the press release February 26, 2014 By Alexis Sobel Fitts Is printing a press release an automatic ethical lose for the Washington Post
