Fucking hell. RT @roseveleth #sci4hels did a panel, and the first op-ed written is this really creepy & sexist thing: www.elmercurio.com/blogs/2013/07/01/13103/R...
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Insightful and thorough analysis of the hair color and age of the #Sci4Hels panelists. www.elmercurio.com/blogs/2013/07/01/13103/R... Not at all sexist.
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#Sci4hels some people seem upset by this but I thought it was an important and fascinating discussion about journalism AND education.
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#sci4hels The discussion of whether journalism is education focused on debates of what journalism is and what education is.
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Basically, this #sci4hels conversation requires us to first define "journalism", "education" and "inform". #ohlookisthatthetime #dustclouds
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#sci4hels Education is not just information transfer. It's also teaching how to think critically. Which I also strive to do in my writing.
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#Sci4Hels You can certainly learn a lot from reading a good journalist's writings.
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#sci4hels Then I provide that context. I suppose I'd define that as the "education" part but I don't usually draw the distinction. (2/2)
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@ErinPodolak @elakdawalla What Emily said. It's clear where resistance to journalism as education comes from but it's semantics #sci4hels
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#sci4hels When I write I ask myself: what context/info might my readers lack, which will prevent their understanding my article? (1/2)
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#sci4hels However, one can learn a lot from reading a talented science journalist's writings.
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#sci4hels It is definitely not the job of science journalists to educate in the same way that teachers do.
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MT @ErinPodolak: the #sci4hels will be discussing education & science journalism tomorrow 1000PT/1700UT http://bit.ly/18sGHng #WCSJ13
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#Sci4Hels The best science journalists explain their stories well enough that they DO educate the public about science
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#Sci4Hels Science journalists don't have an explicit obligation to educate the public about science.
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@robinlloyd99 Neither of those are traditionally encouraged for women. #sci4hels
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#sci4hels Someone shld repeat this study for our sector. Job apps, but also change gender of name on pitches etc. http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/09/14/1211286109
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@roseveleth Q: Does gender bias in *sci* bleed into journalism? Do XX journos have harder time getting i'views w/ big scis etc? #sci4hels
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#sci4hels Related, though we're #scicomm not journalism, @COMPASSonline founder, 2/5 board, exec dir, 2/3 of dirs & 3/3 asst dir are women
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Seeing reports that t.co is broken, twitter outgoing links don't work. During downtime, join us in #sci4hels chat about journalism careers?
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Join @roseveleth & the #sci4hels team this Thurs Apr 11 for 10am ET twitter discussion of career advancement & equity http://bit.ly/10NEfDs
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#Sci4hels to get noticed as a new science writer, write about interesting topics in an interesting way.
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