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Some empathy for Treebeard's privilege
There’s a line from The Two Towers (2002) that’s really stayed with me: I’m on nobody’s side because nobody is on my side. It’s spoken by Treebeard, the Ent, to one of Meriadoc/Peregrin when asked whose side he was on: … Continue reading
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Tagged mainstream media, political journalism, politics, privilege, science journalism, The Wire, Treebeard
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Talking scicomm at NCBS – II
I was invited to speak to the students of the annual science writing workshop conducted at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore, for the second year (first year talk’s notes here). Some interesting things we discussed: 1. Business of journalism: … Continue reading
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Tagged conflict of interest, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Nautilus, Quanta magazine, science journalism, science writing, storytelling, The Wire
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GM crops, etc.
How does it make sense to grate against Bt cotton and Bt brinjal in order to discourage the introduction of GM mustard? Continue reading
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Tagged Bt brinjal, Bt cotton, GEAC, genetic modification, GM mustard, GMO, Monsanto, The Wire
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If Nautilus is so good, why is it doing so bad?
If Nautilus is so good, why is it doing so bad? There’s no short answer. Continue reading
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Tagged advertisements, business model, De Correspondent, freelancers, freelancing, journalism, Knight Science Journalism Tracker, Nautilus, new media, Paul Raeburn, The Wire, Undark
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The metaphorical transparency of responsible media
We in India often complain about how the media doesn’t care enough to cover science stories. But when we’re looking back and forward in time, we become blind to the media’s efforts. Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, 2017, authoritarianism, BJP, climate change, counterproductive continuity, David Fahrenthold, Donald Trump, Facebook, Google News, ideologue, independent media, Jay Rosen, Jeff Leek, left-wing, Philip Stark, religion, right wing, Science, science journalism, science media, speaking truth to power, The Intersection, The Life of Science, The Wire, Twitter
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The nomenclature of uncertainty
Many science articles in the past year dealt with observations falling short of the evidence threshold but which have been worth writing about simply because of the desperation behind them. Has this prompted science writers to think about the language they use? Continue reading
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Tagged blackholes, Forbes, futurism, gravitational waves, headlines, high-energy physics, LIGO, nature, science journalism, Scientific American, statistical significance, The Wire, uncertainty
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‘Infinite in All Directions’, a science newsletter
The idea for the newsletter is a derivative of a reading challenge a friend proposed: wherein a group of us would recommend books for each other to read, especially titles that we might not come upon by ourselves. Continue reading
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Calling 2015
Overall, 2015 was a great year – breaking away from 2014 and nicely setting up 2016. Continue reading