Tag Archives: science journalism
The foundation of shit
I’ve been a commissioning editor in Indian science, health, and environment journalism for a little under a decade. I’ve learnt many lessons in this time but one in particular still surprises me. Whenever I receive an email, I’m quick to … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Scicomm
Tagged email, freelance journalism, freelancers, science journalism, The Hindu Science, The Wire Science
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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
Posted in Op-eds, Scicomm
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
Posted in Analysis, Scicomm
Tagged National Institute of Immunology, public interest, science communication, science journalism, Science Journalists Association of India, SJAI 2023
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An ‘expanded’ heuristic to evaluate science as a non-scientist
The Hindu publishes a column called ‘Notebook’ every Friday, in which journalists in the organisation open windows big or small into their work, providing glimpses into their process and thinking – things that otherwise remain out of view in news … Continue reading
Posted in Scicomm, Science
Tagged Daniel Pimentel, expertise, Jonathan Osborne, reputation, science journalism, scientific consensus, scientific journals, The Hindu
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A new science page at The Hindu
Starting today, The Hindu has a new science page, available to read in the premium e-paper edition. It will be published on all days except Saturday. I will be anchoring the page from Monday to Thursday; the Friday page will … Continue reading
Posted in Scicomm
Tagged Science, science journalism, The Hindu
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Notes for a ‘The Open Notebook’ report
I was quoted in a new reported feature in The Open Notebook, entitled ‘Expanding the Geographical Borders of Your Source List’. Continue reading
Posted in Scicomm
Tagged Allison Whitten, Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules 1964, foreign media, internet connectivity, Karen Emslie, OpenAI Whisper, science communication, science journalism, social media, The Open Notebook, The Wire
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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
Posted in Analysis, Scicomm
Tagged expertise, exploitation, knowledge production, labour, public interest, science journalism, service, truth production
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The identity of scientific papers
This prompt arose in response to Stuart Ritchie’s response to a suggestion in an editorial “first published last year but currently getting some attention on Twitter” – that scientists should write their scientific papers as if they were telling a … Continue reading
Posted in Scicomm, Science
Tagged IMRaD structure, knowledge production, preprint papers, replication crisis, science journalism, scientific papers, scientific publishing, storytelling
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Saying bye to The Wire
November 30, 2022, is my last day. Continue reading
Posted in Life notes
Tagged science journalism, The Hindu, The Wire
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