ASCSA monthly: Science in the media, and an editor’s perspective

Why does an editor employ specialist reporters? What benefits do they bring to the paper? Do specialist reporters give a media outlet additional credibility? And how effectively do media outlets cover science without reporters with a science background?

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In association with the South Australian branch of Australian Science Communicators.