We touched on some of these issues at as session on "Rebooting Science
Journalism" at the Science Online conference this weekend.
A did a write up of my talk is on my blog, which I'm largely posting
for the comment thread rather than the post itself:
http://alicerosebell.wordpress.com/2010/09/03/taking-science-journalism-upstream/
There's a link at the bottom of the post to a video version of all the
talks and audience discussion.
Alice
On 5 September 2010 13:13, Michael Kenward <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I'm glad that you find this question easy. As I pointed out in my mail,
> however, there are many reasons why circulation figures tell us little
> about whether the papers actually serve the needs of the readers.
>
>
> ---End Quoted (and cut) Message---
>
>
> Newspapers do not, and never have, served the needs of the readers.
>
> In the same way, science journalists do not exist to serve the needs of the
> scientific community.
>
> It is puzzling that so much of the discussion on Public Engagement in
> Science and Technology seems to believe both of these notions, not that I
> throw this accusation at anyone here.
>
> _______________________________
> Michael Kenward OBE
> Have words will travel
>
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Alice R Bell
http://alicerosebell.wordpress.com/
http://slippedstitch.blogspot.com
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