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A Q&A about philosophy in journalism
Earlier this year, Varun Bhatta, assistant professor of philosophy at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal, reached out to ask me some questions for something he was writing about the representation of philosophical ideas in journalism. He … Continue reading
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Tagged business model, Creative Commons, editorial independence, journalism, philosophy, public interest, science communication, science journalism, The Conversation, The Hindu, The Wire, Varun Bhatta
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Waters and bridges between science journalism and scicomm
On November 24-25, the Science Journalists’ Association of India (SJAI) conducted its inaugural conference at the National Institute of Immunology (NII), New Delhi. I attended it as a delegate. A persistent internal monologue of mine at the event was the … Continue reading
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Tagged National Institute of Immunology, public interest, science communication, science journalism, Science Journalists Association of India, SJAI 2023
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Should journos pay scientists for their expertise?
I recently came across a question posed on Twitter, asking if experts whom journalists consult to write articles should be compensated for their labour, especially since, in the tweeter’s words, “it’s quite a bit of effort”. The tweeter clarified their … Continue reading
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Tagged expertise, exploitation, knowledge production, labour, public interest, science journalism, service, truth production
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