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Nature 459, 1061 (25 June 2009) | doi:10.1038/4591061a; Published online 24 June 2009

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Juliet Eilperin1 & Marcus Brauchli1

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The Washington Post's national environmental reporter Juliet Eilperin and its executive editor Marcus Brauchli discuss the future of science coverage in their newspaper.

JE: Like many news organizations, declines in advertising dollars and profits have led to The Washington Post losing dozens of reporters and editors in the past five years through early retirement offers — four on the science beat alone. How is that changing things?