Science journalists peer into the future
Six journalists explored “The Future of Science Journalism” during a panel at the Cambridge Science Festival at the MIT Museum.
Panelists included Jill Abramson, managing editor of The New York Times; Philip Hilts, director of the Knight Science Journalism Fellowships; Cristine Russell, a freelance journalist and senior fellow at the Harvard Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; Andrew Revkin, reporter and blogger for The New York Times; Ivan Oransky, managing editor for online at Scientific American and AHCJ board member; and Evan Hadingham, senior science editor for NOVA.
Abramson predicts future journalism may not be on paper but that “journalism will continue to thrive” based on her belief that “there is a human want and need for trustworthy information about the world we live in, information that is tested, investigated, checked again, analyzed and presented in a cogent form.”
Oransky cites Twitter as a way of getting a new generation back into science and discusses the value of engaging with your audience.
Watch the video online.
Oransky to take helm at Reuters Health
Filed under: Health journalism, Health policy, Member news
AHCJ board member Ivan Oransky, M.D., has been named executive editor of Reuters Health. He assumes RH’s top editorial job from Bob Saunders, who is retiring. Oransky leaves the position of managing editor for online at Scientific American.
Ivan Oransky, M.D.
Oransky, first elected to the AHCJ board in 2002, will remain in New York for the new job, which he starts on June 15.
“Joining Reuters Health is a great opportunity to lead a talented team that has built a highly authoritative, comprehensive and successful news service over the years,” Oransky says. “I look forward to even more success by bringing newly available technology to bear.”
“I’ve known Bob and the team, and the work they do, for almost a decade, so it will be a real pleasure to work with them at 3 Times Square.”
Oransky has helped lead AHCJ’s efforts to build a new Web site with resources for its members that debuted in July 2007 and he has continued to advise the organization on how to increase its online presence.
Traffic to Scientific American’s Web site has increased 50 percent since Oransky’s arrival, something he attributes to his staff’s efforts, including posting more items, becoming more news cycle-driven , adding more regular features and using social media, such as Twitter, to connect with readers. MinOnline.com recently cited the site as one of three science-related titles to have fared well in the past year.
Oransky also teaches medical journalism in New York University’s Science, Health, and Environmental Reporting program and at the City University of New York’s Graduate School of Journalism and is a clinical assistant professor of medicine at the New York University School of Medicine, where he received his medical degree.
Blog breaks down Wyden’s talk, plan (#ahcj09)
AHCJ board member Ivan Oransky blogged about Sen. Ron Wyden’s talk at Health Journalism 2009 on April 17.
Wyden’s Healthy Americans Act would require nearly everyone to buy health insurance. He believes the way to pay for everyone to be covered is by limiting the tax-exempt status of health insurance premiums.
Oransky lays out some details about Wyden’s plan and brings up some questions that the senator didn’t answer during his presentation.
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