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    • Time to ditch the press release?

      This entry is part of a series, Bypassing the Press?» At the National Astronomy Meeting in 2004 I listened to Dr David Whitehouse, who I think was then Science Editor at the BBC, give advice about feeding science stories to the media. He made quite a few points, but there are three I remember.

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    • If Futurity is the answer, then I don’t understand the question

      This entry is part of a series, Bypassing the Press?» I’d like to blog about the Drayson / Goldacre debate before the topic gets too cold, but before I do I thought I’d mention Futurity. It’s interesting because it’s supposedly, an attempt to address a decline in science journalism. “In an increasingly complex world, [...]

    • Blogging and the English Law

      A guest appearance from the law. Photo (cc) Jürgen Schiller García.
      First a disclaimer: My legal qualifications go as far as an A-Level I did at nightclass.
      Nonetheless I’ve been reading a few posts recently on English law by other bloggers and they all seem to be making the same mistake. The bloggers are intelligent, fair and [...]