Tag Archives: The Wire Science
End of the line
The folks at The Wire have laid The Wire Science to rest, I’ve learnt. The site hasn’t published any (original) articles since February 2 and its last tweet was on February 16, 2024. At the time I left, in October … Continue reading
Posted in Life notes, Scicomm
Tagged science journalism, The Hindu, The Wire Science
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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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Anonymity in journalism and a conflict of ethics
I wrote the following essay at the invitation of a journal in December 2020. (This was the first draft. There were additional drafts that incorporated feedback from a few editors.) It couldn’t be published because I had to back out … Continue reading
Posted in Scicomm
Tagged ABVP, anonymity, Bharatiya Janata Party, CCS Rules 1964, Hindutva, Jawaharlal Nehru University, pseudonymity, Rolling Stone, science journalism, The Wire Science
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Will this blog be online a hundred years from today?
For almost two weeks now, we at The Wire have been dealing with a complaint that someone from Maharashtra lodged against us with Amazon Web Services (AWS), our sites’ host, for allegedly copying one paragraph in one article sans consent … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Tech
Tagged Amazon Web Services, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, internet traffic, Persistent Web, Quiet Web, Shycocan, SLAPP, The Wire Science, WordPress
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Broken clocks during the pandemic
Proponents of conspiracy theories during the pandemic, at least in India, appear to be like broken clocks: they are right by coincidence, without the right body of evidence to back their claims. Two of the most read articles published by … Continue reading
Posted in Scicomm, Science
Tagged causality, conspiracy theories, COVID-19 pandemic, falsifiability, lab-leak hypothesis, Luc Montagnier, The Wire Science, zoonotic spillover
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The Wire Science is hiring
Location: Bengaluru or New Delhi The Wire Science is looking for a sub-editor to conceptualise, edit and produce high-quality news articles and features in a digital newsroom. Requirements Good faculty with the English language Excellent copy-editing skills A strong news … Continue reading
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Tagged hiring, job announcement, job description, science communication, The Wire Science
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A Q&A about my job and science journalism
A couple weeks ago, some students from a university in South India got in touch to ask a few questions about my job and about science communication. The correspondence was entirely over email, and I’m pasting it in full below … Continue reading
Posted in Scicomm
Tagged class symbols, copy editing, English language, grammar, journalism on the internet, newspapers, Science, science editor, science journalism, scientific method, scientism, The Wire, The Wire Science
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Eight years
On June 1 last year, I wrote: Today, I complete seven years of trying to piece together a picture of what journalism is and where I fit in. Today, I begin my ninth year as a journalist. I’m happy to … Continue reading
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Tagged commemoration, focus, hope, progress, The Wire, The Wire Science
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