Science Journalism Online

ScienceOnline 2011 is happening this week, in Raleigh, North Carolina! And I'm starting to get jazzed. On Saturday morning, I'll be sitting on a panel with four legends of science writing: Deborah Blum, John Rennie, Steve Silberman and Ed Yong.Our session is titled, Science journalism online: better, or merely different?:

How does the web change our perception of what is “newsworthy”? What attributes are valuable in online science journalism – do we really care about things like scoops, or is context king? How does the web blur the lines between news and opinion? How does it change the practice of reporting, and what features present opportunities that can be tapped (e.g. space, context, links, multimedia)? How much reporting do we bring to blog posts?

The conference sold out as soon as registration opened, so if you don't have a place, you're probably not getting one. But don't despair! In the spirit of online information, all of the sessions will be taped and posted on the conference website. You can also follow conference happenings on Twitter with the #scio11 hashtag.