Is science journalism really uncritical?

Michael Schulson set off a Twitterstorm on Tuesday with his Pacific Standard critique of science reporting: "Today, most science coverage still follows a press release model. Articles focus on individual studies, as they come out. Reporters rarely return to research years down the line. Articles provide little context or criticism, and they usually frame the story within a larger narrative of human progress." Schulson responds to his critics.

March 25, 2016

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