Notes on Science Writing | Brandon Keim | Earthlab Notes
Brandon Keim, freelance science writer, answers the question, "how do you handle the pressures of the job and what motivates you to get up in the morning?"
On cheerleaders and watchdogs - the role of science journalism : Not Exactly Rocket Science
I hope I ultimately become the type of science writer that Young describes:
"To sum up, we have two possible ways of acting as a watchdog - uncovering the hidden stories behind scientific discoveries, and casting a critical eye on those discoveries either visibly through the actual text or invisibly through the process of selecting what to cover."
But I also think I have a (possibly idealistic and flawed) dream of science writing that actually inclues some, well, science. I hope to combine data analysis of my own with story-telling ... is that futile? Or just off-limits for science journalists? If that's the case, then maybe I need to steer more towards investigative journalism, at least in name. And can journalism be both investigative and narrative? I sure hope so... Oh well, I've made kind of a habit of not fitting into intellectual boxes, so I'll just plan on making a career out of doing just that.Ruins of the Second Gilded Age - The New York Times > Magazine > Slide Show > Slide 1 of 13
These photographs are amazing -- but what I find most interesting abou this series is how much it depends on context. If you didn't know the back-story of the credit/mortgage/real estate/economy crisis, you might think these were simple construction projects caught in progress, on their way to completion, as opposed to stunted buildings frozen forever in a state of never-ending gestation.
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