Science Journalism Goes Global - Science Editorial

As a lead up to the World Conference of Science Journalists, Science have dedicated an editorial to the issue of global science journalism. /ScienceEditorialFinal.pdf Author of the editorial, Cris Russell, senior fellow at Harvard's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and President of the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing, has produced two sessions for the WCSJ2009, 'Science Journalism in Crisis' Tue PM and 'Climate Change Coverage: the messy marriage of science, policy and politics' Thu PM. Cris's editorial reflects on the 'great opportunities and great peril' for science journalism at a time when global science-based stories, such as swine flu, are more prevalent than ever. Hear more from Cris at the WCSJ next week.