Science News

Knight Scientist Journalism Tracker is a relatively new service for science writers and editors, which provides ongoing access to work being done by others in the same field. “Our goal is to provide a broad sampling of the past day’s science news and, where possible, of news releases or other news tips related to publication of science news in the general circulation news media, mainly of the U.S. Our goal is to have a new batch of posts up each day by 1 pm Eastern time.” Here, journalists can “suggest stories and…comment constructively on one-another’s work” — the goal being “peer review within science journalism.”

While this resource specifically targets science journalists, my guess is that you’ll find it useful and/or interesting as well — even if you don’t work with science information.

Each posting here includes “brief descriptions of news stories with occasional commentary, headlines and links to their publishers’ Web sites…. Priority goes to stories that report or analyze new scientific research, and to reports on science policy and issues.”

Assorted stories posted on Knight Tracker at the time of this posting include: stem cell news, global warming, archeological digs, bird reintroductions, Arizona wildlife, Java quake and Tsunami, invertebrate habitats, etc.

Archives here go back to April 2006, and the entire site is keyword searchable. You can browse through a collection of Petit’s Picks — e.g., stories highlighted by the “head tracker.” Links on the right-hand side allow you to view only environmental, health & medicine, or general science stories. An RSS feed is available; RSS is the perfect medium for keeping up with a site like this.

If you wish to post to the site, you must register.

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