Among a half-dozen selections from Curtis Brainard's 2011 collection are the "hot ticket" of the ScienceOnline conference, and the logistical and political challenges of the World Conference of Science Journalists in Doha, Qatar. Also, a possible turning point for climate coverage, and why journalists go wrong when "covering crazy" — "From killers to celebrities to dictators, this year has already born witness to more armchair psychiatry than critics can stomach."
January 7, 2012