New Complications in Reporting on Science By Cornelia Dean• Features• September 15, 2002 Scientists have important roles to play in getting the news right, but they are often reluctant participants. Read more
Technology Enables New Scientific Images to Emerge By Felice Frankel• Features• September 15, 2002 ‘This new process in science communication will produce a different kind of journalistic thinking ….’ Read more
Arriving at Judgments in Selecting Photos By Randy L. Rasmussen• September 15, 2002 At The Oregonian, key questions help to frame decisions about images of Mideast violence. Read more
Rethinking the Science Beat By Stefanie Friedhoff• Features• September 15, 2002 Cultural assumptions matter, and journalists need this broader context as part of their reporting. Read more
Photographic Images Can Be Misunderstood By Courtney Kealy• September 15, 2002 ‘I had hoped people would view this boy from Ain el Helweh as I had seen him, a tiny tragic figure.’ Read more
The Devolution of a Science Page By Jim Dawson• Features• September 15, 2002 Suffering from editorial interference and lack of focus, ‘The page actually managed to make science boring.’ Read more
Examples of ‘About This Story’ Boxes Journalist’s Trade• September 15, 2002 1. The Oregonian “The Boy Behind the Mask” To report “The Boy Behind the Mask,” Tom Hallman, Jr. spent hundreds of hours, over more than 10 months, poring over medical records, reading Lightner family journals, hanging out at the … Read more
Listening to Scientists and Journalists By Gael Walker and Rosslyn Reed• Features• September 15, 2002 By hearing what they say about themselves and each other, researchers try to find common ground to improve reporting. Read more
Reporting Science Means Looking for Cautionary Signals By Boyce Rensberger• Features• September 15, 2002 ‘Experienced science writers try to keep the sense of uncertainty in their copy.’ Read more
Graphics and Journalism By David D. Perlmutter, Emily Arnette Vines and John Maxwell Hamilton• Journalist’s Trade• September 15, 2002 In USA Today, some of its ‘Snapshots’ have not given the full picture. Read more