Sixteen days later, the reviews are everywhere. First, a New York Times profile of a Columbia scientist sorting facts from fiction in the radiation realm. Then, from CJR's The Observatory, details about a web site that crowd-sources poor Japan coverage. Finally, in Wired.com, how a popular science writer drew criticism from scientists with his earthquake prediction.
State of the craft
Covering renewable energy is a challenge that many reporters are failing. That's from a recent seminar at Harvard’s Kennedy School, discussed in CJR's The Observatory. The three stages of renewable energy coverage: 1. "This technology is going to save America." 2. "The technology is a fraud." 3. "The technology ... isn’t going to save the planet, but there is a place for it."
Seven rules for distinguishing between solid information and garbage, from Smithsonian.com's Surprising science blog.
The American Astronomical Society bows to technological reality and revises its embargo policy in light of the increasing online availability of abstracts and papers.