The Rise of Digital Science Magazines
New digital outlets focusing on serious science journalism often anticipate that their “digital native” readers will be more engaged in the wider world and potentially... Read More
Undercover Science Journalism
Undercover reporting—doing a journalistic investigation while pretending not be a journalist—has been interwoven with science and health journalism probably since Nellie Bly’s famous 1887 book,... Read More
Third Interactive WCSJ House of Commons Debate: With Science Under Attack, Should Science Journalists Get Off the Sidelines?
In 2013, it was Helsinki; in 2015, it was Seoul. Now, San Francisco is about to fiercely debate a hot topic in science journalism. On... Read More
Reporting on Genome Editing: An International Discussion
Genome editing is one of the fastest-moving stories in science today. The 2012 introduction of CRISPR technology, which allows scientists to rewrite genomes with ease... Read More
Engaging Your Audience with Poop Jokes and Other Funny Elements
Which would you rather read: an article about a new superconductor made of hydrogen sulfide or a superconductor made of farts? Or better yet, which... Read More
There Is a 95% Chance You Should Attend this Session on Statistics
If you are a science journalist—and we think there is a high probability that you are—you will encounter research with “statistically significant” findings. Some of... Read More
Leveling the Playing Fields: Science Journalism and Big Food
“Big Food” corporations (which include both food and beverage companies) have some of the largest marketing budgets in the world. These budgets buy a great... Read More
Putting Character into Science—the Power of Profiles
What makes a good science profile, and when is it the right or wrong way to approach a story? We all know that one seemingly... Read More
Science’s Billionaire Backers: Philanthropy’s Role in Research
Philanthropists around the world are giving huge sums to science research. To name just a handful: Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s commitment of $3 billion... Read More
Reporting with Clarity on Vaccines and Vaccine Development
One of the most striking results of the 2016 State of Vaccine Confidence study, which surveyed 65,819 individuals in 67 countries, is that in France,... Read More