This project started out with an email from a journalist. She was frustrated with the number of times she had dealt with scientists who, “demand to see drafts and place conditions on interviews retroactively.” She wanted to know if there was a blog or a how-to list...
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Who took our survey Of the 218 journalists who took our survey, 150 have a science background (BS, MS, PhD, MD, etc). 58 percent of respondents have either undergraduate or graduate journalism degrees, or both. It was an almost even split between freelancers...
After the Interview Open channels: 92% of journalists responded that they are always open to scientists calling them if they have more information ; and 94% of journalists said that always or most of the time scientists can contact them if they feel that they...
During the Interview What’s “on the record”: About 67% of journalists infrequently or never explain what being on the record means when interviewing a scientists; only 33% always or most of time explain at what point an interview is on the...
Before the Interview Journalists come prepared: 94% of journalist always or almost always read the articles or review the scientist’s research before contacting them for an interview. How much will they explain: 95% of journalists report that they always or...
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