Posts tagged with Science

Aug
25

Understanding the scientific method also vital to understanding good journalism

Filed Under (Editing, Reporting techniques, Skills) by on 25-08-2011 and tagged , ,

Great piece by Robert Niles at the Online Journalism Review this week about journalism ethics and how science works: A journalist’s guide to the scientific method – and why it’s important Intuitively we know that the scientific method of research, hypothesis, testing and revision is what we do as journalists. Niles details the connections nicely and […]

Post a Comment   
Comments Off on Understanding the scientific method also vital to understanding good journalism   Read More
Feb
28

Earthquake coverage

Filed Under (Reporting techniques) by on 28-02-2010 and tagged ,

I was in Rio de Janeiro this weekend so I only got bits and pieces of the news from Chile. Sunday morning (2/28) we were watching CNN and I so wanted to throw something heavy and large at the TV screen. And I’ll skip right past the grammar issue. (I don’t know how many times […]

Post a Comment   
Comments Off on Earthquake coverage   Read More