Monday Edition
7 takeaways from 2 weeks of science journalism conferences
Universal brokeness, unbubbling, eroding press freedoms, organizing for change, AI discord, etc.
Science Communication
Monday Edition
Are scientists to blame for sensationalist science news?
Scientists have more control than they might think — but it's still not a lot.
Science journalism
The two secret ingredients of great science media
Here's a hint: they rhyme with honey and lime.
Science journalism
A scammer impersonated a science journalist. It worked.
AI fraud is going to make it harder for new voices to break into science journalism
Science journalism
This is how a science paper becomes science news
Also: Journals milking open access fees, AI interest stories, and a big win for local journalism in California
Science Communication
"It's honestly a miracle that we're still around" — the Xylom's Alex Ip on indie newsroom realities
Also: Controversial changes to NIH peer review, 90% of biomedical papers show signs of AI use, and Harvard shuts down its writing center
Science Communication
Some things are beyond words (and pictures, and video)
Sometimes you just have to be there
Monday Edition
It is not science journalism's job to improve trust in science
Also: The "Science: A New Golden Age" report, layoffs at National Geographic, and studies on the consequences of AI adoption in research
Monday Edition
In the last 2 weeks, 4 science magazines shut down, sold, or lost funding
Also: Avi Loeb to head White House UFO committee, overworked ERC peer reviewers, Anthropic's push for AI in science, and more from last week
Rant
Pluto is MAGA's favorite "planet" for a reason
Jared Isaacman's Pluto push is a master class in science populism
Science Communication
About "to" and "around" the Moon
Technically correct is not, in fact, the best kind of correct in scicomm
Science Communication
Pop science doesn't reach a "general audience"
Pop sci readers are wealthy, educated, and left-leaning