Why scientists often hate records requests The shadow side of sunlight laws February 25, 2015 By Anna Clark
QUEST’s quest for sustainability journalism October 16, 2013 By Alexis Sobel Fitts Telling local stories with a national vision is the secret to engaging an audience on a topic poisoned by buzzwords
The Gladwellian ‘debate’ October 10, 2013 By Alexis Sobel Fitts Why are we still listening to Malcolm Gladwell’s cherry-picked gospel?
When scientists attack October 3, 2013 By Alexis Sobel Fitts A laurel to Environmental Health News for taking a hard look at the politics behind a controversial editorial
Risky business October 1, 2013 By Alexis Sobel Fitts What uncertainty means for scientists vs. journalists
To tell a complicated climate science story: simplify, shorten, list September 30, 2013 By Cristine Russell Reporting on the latest findings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change focused on short, Webby pieces
For the sake of science September 26, 2013 By Alexis Sobel Fitts PopSci’s ‘scientific’ justification for shutting down comments conveys the research poorly
Too much ado about gonads September 18, 2013 By Alexis Sobel Fitts Distracted by the SEO headline grab, reporters failed to capture the basic findings of a study
#Oceanfall September 17, 2013 By Alexis Sobel Fitts The Seattle Times’ glitzy new digital package unveils a substantial piece of reporting on our changing seas
Calling out the climate conspirators September 12, 2013 By Alexis Sobel Fitts Slate, Discover, and The Guardian crack down on the David Rose’s distorted reporting
Scientific American eats September 6, 2013 By Alexis Sobel Fitts A new group blog will explore the science of food
Michael Pollan and Amy Harmon ‘talk’ it out August 21, 2013 By Alexis Sobel Fitts The talking points that launched a thousand tweets
Ambivalent coverage of climate change’s ‘new normal’ August 12, 2013 By Alexis Sobel Fitts Considering the importance of the information, the mainstream press provided surprisingly limited analysis
On mammograms, Slate drops the ball August 7, 2013 By Kira Goldenberg From its subhead on, Wednesday’s piece on "fixing" mammography misleads readers
Shark Week vs. science: the Megalodon affair August 7, 2013 By Alexis Sobel Fitts A battle over the existence of an extinct shark highlights shoddy coverage
