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Scientists, Research Institutes may have larger role in science news
distribution
Journalism has recently had much to lament, with shrinking advertising
revenues, reporter layoffs and buyouts, transformations to online-only
formats and declarations of bankruptcy. Some speculate that internet
sources and blogs will become the new source of science news, but a
prominent author and blogger on science and science policy told a AAAS
audience that blogging, by itself, is not necessarily the answer.
"It's the Wild West out there; I participate in it daily," said Chris
Mooney, contributing editor at the blog Science Progress. "But I fail
to see how it replaces what's being lost." Discussions on blogs, which
can often veer toward inflammatory, are no substitute for "the
standards and careful nuances of traditional science journalism, which
is dying." said Mooney, author of "The Republican War on Science."
for more go to to:
http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2009/0612stpf_journalism.shtml
Has anyone found a good, consistent way of distributing new science?
How responsive are visitors to your efforts?
Martin
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Martin Weiss, PhD
Science Interpretation Consultant
mweiss at nyscience dot org
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