floehopper + journalism 62
Science journalists should be asking questions and deflating exaggeration | Ananyo Bhattacharya | Science | guardian.co.uk
11 weeks ago by floehopper
"When reporters sensationalise copy from agencies that already stretches research findings, something has gone badly wrong". Recommends kill-or-cure website.
science
journalism
academic
research
exaggeration
sensation
investigation
11 weeks ago by floehopper
Wall Street Journal rapped over climate change stance | Environment | The Guardian
february 2012 by floehopper
"Leading scientists, including climate change experts, complain about opinion piece akin to 'dentists practising cardiology'".
climate
change
science
journalism
february 2012 by floehopper
Do you want to join the Guardian's science blog network? | Alok Jha | Science | guardian.co.uk
january 2012 by floehopper
"We're expanding our network to cover more scientific fields and are seeking some of the UK's best science bloggers".
science
journalism
blog
uk
january 2012 by floehopper
Full Fact | Promoting accuracy in public debate
january 2012 by floehopper
"A non-partisan factcheck organisation campaigning for accuracy in public debate". It's a shame the website kills my cpu.
journalism
fact
check
accuracy
public
debate
politics
january 2012 by floehopper
That sleighbell winter? It's all part of climate change denial | George Monbiot | Comment is free | The Guardian
january 2012 by floehopper
"The tabloids' forecast of Siberian weather has been forgotten. Unlike their treatment of the Met Office barbecue summer".
weather
meteorology
office
winter
summer
journalism
science
january 2012 by floehopper
David Attenborough: Frozen Planet was not alarmist about climate change | Environment | guardian.co.uk
january 2012 by floehopper
"Attenborough hits back at claims made by former chancellor Nigel Lawson that natural history series lacked objectivity".
climate
change
antarctica
science
journalism
january 2012 by floehopper
The Spectator runs false sea-level claims on its cover | Mark Lynas and George Monbiot | Environment | guardian.co.uk
december 2011 by floehopper
"Fraser Nelson makes the biggest blunder of his career by putting Nils-Axel Mörner's, a serial promoter of nonsense, in his magazine".
sea
level
global
warming
climate
change
journalism
science
december 2011 by floehopper
The British Newspaper Archive
november 2011 by floehopper
Hundreds of years of british newspapers in an electronic archive.
history
newspaper
archive
search
news
journalism
british
library
november 2011 by floehopper
spot-us/spot-us
november 2011 by floehopper
"A website that allows individuals to commission freelance journalists. It has many social-network type features which make the source code interesting reading".
"The comprehensive test suite is written with rspec and the ruby-like templating system HAML is used for the views. It's also an example of how to use jQuery in a rails app instead of the default prototype through the use of the jRails plugin. Features: HAML, Rspec, jQuery with the jRails plugin."
rubyonrails
social
network
freelance
journalism
community
haml
rspec
jquery
jrails
plugin
"The comprehensive test suite is written with rspec and the ruby-like templating system HAML is used for the views. It's also an example of how to use jQuery in a rails app instead of the default prototype through the use of the jRails plugin. Features: HAML, Rspec, jQuery with the jRails plugin."
november 2011 by floehopper
DIY statistical analysis: experience the thrill of touching real data | Ben Goldacre | Comment is free | The Guardian
october 2011 by floehopper
"The story of one man's efforts to re-analyse the stats behind a BBC report on bowel cancer is a heartwarmingly nerdy one". Proof of crap BBC science journalism.
bbc
science
journalism
statistics
data
funnel
plot
cancer
october 2011 by floehopper
Riot control: How can we stop newspapers distorting science? | Science | guardian.co.uk
august 2011 by floehopper
"Recent news stories reported a study that supposedly linked rioting to low levels of a brain chemical. The scientists behind the research put the record straight".
science
journalism
riot
distortion
research
academic
august 2011 by floehopper
NHS Behind the Headlines
august 2011 by floehopper
Ben's Chrome extension which provides links to real science papers relating to science churnalism articles.
science
nhs
medicine
google
chrome
extension
paper
research
journalism
august 2011 by floehopper
Top Gear's electric car shows pour petrol over the BBC's standards | George Monbiot | Environment | guardian.co.uk
august 2011 by floehopper
"Why is Top Gear apparently exempt from the BBC's editorial guidelines and the duty not to fake the facts?"
bbc
top
gear
electric
car
journalism
balance
august 2011 by floehopper
WhoDoTheyKnow
august 2011 by floehopper
"where you can explore the often obfuscated links between Downing Street and Fleet Street. Several recently-released datasets have been collated here to help show the bigger picture of just what exactly is going on behind closed doors".
politics
media
journalism
connection
link
meeting
august 2011 by floehopper
BBC gives too much weight to fringe views on issues such as climate change | Science | guardian.co.uk
july 2011 by floehopper
"A review of the BBC's science coverage has concluded that its drive for impartiality lends too much credence to maverick views on MMR, climate change and GM".
climate
change
bbc
bias
maverick
journalism
science
july 2011 by floehopper
Straight Statistics
february 2011 by floehopper
"We are a campaign established by journalists and statisticians to
improve the understanding and use of statistics by government,
politicians, companies, advertisers and the mass media. By exposing
bad practice and rewarding good, we aim to restore public confidence
in statistics".
journalism
statistics
politics
improve the understanding and use of statistics by government,
politicians, companies, advertisers and the mass media. By exposing
bad practice and rewarding good, we aim to restore public confidence
in statistics".
february 2011 by floehopper
Why is evidence so hard for politicians? – Bad Science
february 2011 by floehopper
"I can produce good evidence that I have a magical two-headed coin, if I simply disregard all the throws where it comes out tails".
evidence
statistics
politics
journalism
cherry
pick
february 2011 by floehopper
WikiLeaks: Who are the hackers behind Operation Payback? | Media | guardian.co.uk
december 2010 by floehopper
You can deride them for being 'pimply-faced teenagers' but I can assure you that they are WAY ahead of the game in every respect and WAY AHEAD of YOU. Way, way, WAY ahead.
wiki
leak
news
journalism
comment
december 2010 by floehopper
FORGET THE DAMNED MOTORCAR - Bike Tour Extraordinaire
november 2010 by floehopper
"We'll be headed from Guadalajara, Mexico, to Tierra del Fuego, exploring revolutionary advancements in public transportation, urban design, and bicycle- & pedal-powered technology along the way".
journalism
travel
bicycle
urban
design
public
transport
city
sustainability
november 2010 by floehopper
Pop psych nonsense and the Chandlers | Science | guardian.co.uk
november 2010 by floehopper
"Speculating on the psychological well-being of private people has become a media hobby, but it's misguided and intrusive".
popular
psychology
media
journalism
november 2010 by floehopper
jobs.rubynow.com: Ruby Developer, Back End
april 2010 by floehopper
Community journalism.
community
journalism
job
usa
april 2010 by floehopper
Collaborative Journalism | Publish2
january 2010 by floehopper
"The Web’s largest newsroom: Journalists collaborate to curate the news".
social
network
news
journalism
curator
publishing
january 2010 by floehopper
BBC College of Journalism - Blog - Reporting science
december 2009 by floehopper
Wednesday 13 January 2010, The Frontline Club, London. With Ben Goldacre & David Shukman.
bbc
journalism
science
london
december 2009 by floehopper
RealClimate
december 2009 by floehopper
"A commentary site on climate science by working climate scientists for the interested public and journalists".
science
climate
change
journalism
news
december 2009 by floehopper
Science forgotten in climate emails fuss | Myles Allen | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
december 2009 by floehopper
"No one identifies any scientific flaws in Phil Jones's work, yet the 'fallen idol' narrative is too alluring for the media to resist".
science
climate
change
journalism
december 2009 by floehopper
Why the mainstream media is dying
november 2009 by floehopper
"Um, New York Times? If you guys are still wondering why people are dropping their subscriptions and getting their news from blogs instead of you — this is why".
media
newspaper
blog
techcrunch
journalism
november 2009 by floehopper
The new rules of news | Dan Gillmor | guardian.co.uk
october 2009 by floehopper
"Journalists need to stop being so lazy and unimaginative. Here are 22 ideas for changing the way news is produced".
news
guardian
journalism
october 2009 by floehopper
Help Me Investigate
august 2009 by floehopper
A place where you can collaborate with other people to investigate things :-
1. Start an investigation
2. Invite other people to help you investigate it
3. Collaborate and share answers
news
crowdsourcing
investigate
journalism
collaboration
uk
1. Start an investigation
2. Invite other people to help you investigate it
3. Collaborate and share answers
august 2009 by floehopper
SleepMonsters - An eye on Adventure Racing
october 2008 by floehopper
More lazy journalism from the BBC among others.
mountain
marathon
cumbria
bbc
journalism
october 2008 by floehopper
spot-us
october 2008 by floehopper
Community-funded reporting. Used Hash Rocket's "3-2-1 launch" product.
rubyonrails
journalism
crowdfunding
social
network
hashrocket
october 2008 by floehopper
Spot.us
september 2008 by floehopper
A project of the nonprofit Center for Media Change that allows an individual or group to take control of news by sharing the cost (crowdfunding) to commission freelance journalists. Website created by Hash Rocket.
news
journalism
cost
crowd
funding
commission
media
social
hashrocket
september 2008 by floehopper
Spot Journalism
june 2008 by floehopper
New way to pay for local investigative reporting by soliciting financial support from the public. Through this project, independent journalists and residents will propose stories, while Spot Journalism uses the Web to seek “micro-payments” to cover co
journalism
crowdsourcing
investigative
june 2008 by floehopper
Old Media Staff to New (O'Reilly Radar)
january 2008 by floehopper
“In most organizations, the people with the most online experience have the least political capital”, said one mid-level online editor at a newspaper.
url/56e45726862c206153ccb83099102917
web2.0
media
journalism
innovation
political
capital
editor
experience
online
via:bengriffiths
newspaper
january 2008 by floehopper
British Antarctic Survey Statement about Channel 4 programme on Global Warming
december 2007 by floehopper
How Channel 4 used seriously flawed data on which to base their programme. More poor scientific journalism. Naughty Channel 4.
channel4
bas
global
warming
climate
change
journalism
evidence
december 2007 by floehopper
Braindead obituarists hoaxed by Wikipedia
october 2007 by floehopper
More lazy journalism: "Step forward BBC News, the Grauniad 2.0, the Independent, the Times, The Stage and Reuters - who all cut and pasted the phoney factoid from Wikipedia without a second thought."
wikipedia
hoax
obituary
lazy
journalism
tumblr
october 2007 by floehopper
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