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News Feed from National Association of ScienceWriters- Guess who's using unpaid interns? December 12, 2013A long list of left-leaning media outlets pay interns little or nothing, Charles Davis writes, and names some: "The problem with unpaid internships is that interns are people, and in capitalist economies people generally must work for money in order to obtain food and shelter. While I managed to pull it off, a lot of those who want to become journalists […]cybrarian
- Michael Newman earns the 2013 McGurgan Service Award December 11, 2013On November 2, 2013, Michael Newman received the Diane McGurgan Service award in recognition of his efforts to contribute to the annual ScienceWriters meeting. read more […]tdavis
- What does science writing contribute? December 10, 2013It's not just a matter of rewriting the latest research for non-scientists, [Michelle Nijhuis writes]http://nyti.ms/1d6HFG2) in the New York Times. The best science writing connects readers with the humanity of science: "It’s essentially what Dr. Watson does for Sherlock Holmes: By reacquainting the head with the heart, we science writers tell the […]cybrarian
- Seven signs of bad science reporting December 9, 2013How often do you read a science story that cites work from a prestigious university? Anders Sandberg and Avi Roy call that one of seven science writing clichés: "Science, unlike religion, doesn’t work based on authority. Don't assume that an experiment is well constructed and executed because it's from an elite university … Would you still rea […]cybrarian
- 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
- Guess who's using unpaid interns? December 12, 2013
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