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#sci4hels –‘Killer’ science journalists of the future ready to take over the...
Finland, Finland, Finland! Every now and then, a meeting happens somewhere in the world, and I am not there but watching the tweets with the official hashtag makes me thoroughly jealous I am not. It...
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Beats vs obsessions, columns vs. blogs, and other angels dancing on pins
It seems we like dichotomies when discussing changes in the media. We pick two words, and then fight over them. I have no intention to revisit the stale old debate about journalists vs. bloggers, as it...
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Nate Silver and the Ascendance of Expertise
Nate Silver is now a meme (also source of the image on the left). I usually pepper my posts with links, but today I feel lazy, so I listed a bunch of links at the bottom – hours of fascinating reading...
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The other kinds of expertise
If you read my old and new posts about the media, science journalism, etc., you know I come down strongly on the side of specialists and against generalists. But it is a caricature, a simplification I...
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#sci4hels – the ‘killer’ science journalists of the future want your feedback
If you are a really regular, diligent reader of this blog, you may remember back in September when I announced a panel I have organized for the next year’s WCSJ2013. The eighth World Conference of...
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Why the NYTimes “Green Blog” Is Now Essential
A few days ago we woke up to the news that the New York Times is eliminating their environment desk. Predictably, the immediate reaction of many was “oh, noooo!”. After all, whenever we hear such news,...
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#sci4hels – What makes one a “killer” (science) journalist of the future?
It is only four weeks till the World Conference of Science Journalists commences in Helsinki, and our #sci4hels panel has been hard at work, for months now, at preparing for the event. We had...
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Quick Programming Note–#SciFoo and #WCSJ2013/#sci4hels
Just a quick note. If you will be at Science Foo Camp (a.k.a. SciFoo) on June 21-23, find me and say Hello. I last went to this meeting in 2007 and I am happy to go back after a long break. Not sure...
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WCSJ2013 in Helsinki, a photo-tour
Flying directly from SciFoo in California to WCSJ2013 in Helsinki, Finland is a pretty long trip that requires a pretty big airplane. Those of you who know me well, know I am obsessed with airplanes,...
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How to break into science writing using your blog and social media (#sci4hels)
Yesterday I skyped into Czerne Reid’s science journalism class at University of Florida to talk about breaking into science writing as a profession, and especially the use of blogs and social media as...
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