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News Feed from National Association of ScienceWriters- Different writers on the same stories December 8, 2013Here's an instructive post from Nieman Storyboard that compares ledes on a half-dozen stories as written by two or more different writers. They include four takes on the sinking of the Bounty in Hurricane Sandy; two approaches to the Steubenville rape case; four versions of the 2011 Zanesville exotic animal hunt; three variations on the West, Texas, fer […]cybrarian
- Non-shocking news about ancient DNA December 7, 2013Tabitha M. Powledge returns to her weekly science blogs roundup with a piece about a Spanish cave that has yielded the oldest human DNA yet found — along with some thoughts about why the news media keeps treating such discoveries as a big surprise: "These discoveries seem surprising in part because many of us are still in the grip of a now-untenable ide […]cybrarian
- Breaking up with a literary agent December 6, 2013Joanna Penn discusses the etiquette of severing your ties with a literary agent, and points out the pitfalls that can arise from a messy breakup: "There are stories of acrimonious break-ups that still involve money many years later. Earlier this year, Harper Lee sued her agent for depriving her of royalties." Penn also links to tips on selecting ag […]cybrarian
- On Katie Couric's HPV vaccine slant December 5, 2013She may be the nation's best-known TV newswoman, but Katie Couric's episode Wednesday on the HPV vaccine is being attacked for an anti-vaccine bias. Here's Slate's Amanda Marcotte: "Couric spent a half-hour of her show drumming up fears that the vaccine will make you very ill or even kill you." At Forbes, Matthew Herper dissects […]cybrarian
- Matthew Bettelheim: Sardis and Stamm December 4, 2013Matthew Bettelheim teamed up with illustrator Nicole M. Wong to write a children’s book about the Lange’s metalmark butterfly, an endangered species found only in one California wildlife refuge. In 1999, the peak butterfly count in a single day totaled 2,342; in 2012, the daily count peaked at 32. Writing the book in verse proved challenging, Bettelheim says […]llamberg
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