Sunday, September 7, 2008

Science Panel: Live-Blogging with Laura Chang

Good Morning. We are here at JAWS 2008 in Bartlett, NH. Here is the latest from the Science Panel.

Our Panelists are:
Laura Change (NY Times)
K.C. Cole (USC)
Ellen Ruppell Shell (BU)
Patricia Thomas (University of Georgia)

Laura Chang (NY Times)
I. Why Science Journalism?
-enthusiastic about science since an early age
-an expert on nothing which makes her a great editor
-bringing a generalist’s view to the Times

II. Couple of principles to keep in mind
-remember the people, remember to speak about science for the people, make their life better through science
-remember that people are creating the science, people with various ambitions, motivations, and flaws.
-don’t dumb it down too much; it is indeed vigorous

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