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Nature 459, 1054-1055 (25 June 2009) | doi:10.1038/4591054a; Published online 24 June 2009
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Science journalism: Toppling the priesthood
Toby Murcott1
- Toby Murcott is a writer and broadcaster and former science correspondent for the BBC World Service. A longer version of this Essay will appear in Communicating Biological Sciences, which will be published in November by Ashgate.
Email: toby.murcott@ketoe.co.uk.
Abstract
In the first of three essays, Toby Murcott argues that the process of science needs to be opened up if journalists are to provide proper critique.
There is a rhythm to science news, easy to spot in the mainstream media and as familiar to every science journalist as breathing. It follows the publication cycles of the major peer-reviewed journals such as Science, The Lancet and Nature.
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