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Nature 459, 1055-1056 (25 June 2009) | doi:10.1038/4591055a; Published online 24 June 2009
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Science journalism: Too close for comfort
Boyce Rensberger1
- Boyce Rensberger was director of the Knight Science Journalism Fellowship programme at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge from 1998 to 2008, and a science reporter for 32 years, chiefly at The Washington Post and The New York Times.
Email: boycerensberger@gmail.com
Abstract
In the second of three essays, Boyce Rensberger tracks the progression of scientific correspondents from cheerleaders to watchdogs.
Science journalism has undergone profound changes since its origin more than a century ago, some more radical than most journalists of today are aware. Although there are legitimate complaints that some current reporters are too close to their sources, or otherwise unable to deliver a disinterested analysis of the field, it is salutary to reflect on how far the profession has come since its beginning.
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