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Is science journalism dying? Comparing a ‘science crash’ 40 years ago to today
A thoughtful analysis about an important question by Bruce Lewenstein, Cornell University, and Chris Mooney, University of Tennessee.
"So, to answer our own question: Yes, some of the current concern may be overblown moral panic. But some of it is entirely justified. Still, we retain hope that science journalism will survive this economic, political and technological shakeout. To do so, it will need to be as innovative as the researchers it covers."
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