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Balance Special on the WFSJ blog

By Frank ⋅ February 1, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Balance, i.e. juxtaposing different opinions on a topic with equal weight in a journalistic article, is a hot topic in science journalism. Balance is a golden rule in journalism, but it’s validity in science journalism is debatable. Four Master students in my science journalism course at Delft University of Technology have written an opinion article [...]

How would the markets respond to the Science News Index?

By Frank ⋅ October 24, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

“It is not economic prosperity but peace that guarantees press freedom.” That is the main conclusion that Reporters Without Borders draws from its 2008 version of the Press Freedom Index that was published on Wednesday. It is comforting to know that money is not the most important driving force that enables journalists to do their [...]

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