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Conventional wisdom pegs 2007 as the long awaited tipping point in waking the American public up to the urgency of global warming. Yet as I review in my latest "Science […]
The Columbia Journalism Review has formally launched a department dedicated to science and environmental reporting. Curtis Brainard, who has been covering the beat at CJR, will be chief reporter. His […]
In reaction to policymaking that they believe ignores or distorts scientific expertise, scientists more and more are assuming direct advocacy roles. The latest sign from today's Washington Post: Two dozen […]
I'm told that more than 170 have RSVPed for tonight's Framing Science talk and panel discussion at the House of Sweden in Georgetown. Details here.
The National Science Foundation has released a PDF version of the 2008 edition of Science Indicators. Every two years, Chapter 7 of the report reviews the latest research tracking public […]
In a report on the 2007 activities of the Center for Inquiry, chair Paul Kurtz adds further to how he differentiates a positive and life affirming secular view of the […]
Michael Pollan was interviewed recently on WNYC about his new book "A Defense of Eating." Well worth listening to...
Media Matters for America, a liberal media watch dog organization, has released an analysis of sourcing patterns of religious leaders in news coverage. From the intro to the report: Religion […]
Scholars have long warned about the increasing sound bite nature of our media and political system, but overlooked is the visual nature of this trend. A new study in the […]
Key exit poll indicators explaining Hillary's unexpected showing in New Hamsphire: She carried registered Dems 45% to 34% over Obama. Dems made up 54% of those voting in the primary […]
Jon Krosnick, a professor of Communication at Stanford and perhaps the top expert in survey methodology, hypothesizes that the pre-primary polls in New Hampshire might have been wrong because they […]
One other possible explanation for the inaccurate NH poll predictions is the so-called Bradley Effect. Below is part of the discussion at Slate, a hypothesis that Krosnick is then quoted […]
American University students watch the Iowa Caucus returns as they prepare to head to New Hampshire to cover, film and analyze the first presidential primary in 2008. Photo by Glenn […]
At ABC News.com, survey expert and Stanford professor Jon Krosnick has more on the likely primacy ballot effect that I reported on this morning: Until this year, New Hampshire rotated […]
Out of all the suggestions that have been thrown around about who should be the next Presidential science advisor, I think Bora over at A Blog Around the Clock might […]
In a lengthy column at today's Washington Post, media reporter Howard Kurtz pulls no punches in criticizing the horse race coverage that has defined the primary races: "The series of […]
Perhaps the best quote on the horse race coverage goes to USC professor Marty Kaplan writing at the Huffington Post: I wonder whether this humiliating turnabout, played out in real […]
The Clinton team has added a new message guru, advertising and branding wizard Roy Spence. From ABC News.com: Spence, 60, a longtime friend of the Clintons, is the quirky Austin-based […]
The Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism conducted an analysis of post-NH newspaper and television coverage and has a critical review of the "reverse direction" narrative.
WAMU's Kojo Namdi Show spotlights labor rights for part-time faculty. You can listen to the full show here Labor Rights for Part-time College ProfessorsFor Washington-area universities, the large pool of […]