Reporting on Science (Part 2) – extended with Elise Andrew of IFLS and Bill Nye

About This Episode

Now extended with a new 10 minute interview about creationists, science deniers and trolls with Neil, Chuck, Bill Nye the Science Guy and Elise Andrew of the popular Facebook page, I F***ing Love Science.

In the conclusion of Neil’s interview with veteran science journalist Miles O’Brien, the two discuss the inherent conflict between the goals of true journalism and corporate America. You’ll hear how Miles was finally able to convince CNN that the climate change debate was over, or at least, that both sides were not equivalent from a scientific point of view. He describes going to Spaceflightnow.com after CNN fired its entire science and technology division, because “after all, what do we know about the Kardashians.” Learn about the rise of “boutique journalism” in opposition to “Wal-Mart” journalism, and how journalistic integrity is most often found not on network or cable TV, but in family-owned newspapers and non-profits like PBS. Miles also recounts how the use of technology in journalism has evolved over the years, while in the studio, comic co-host Chuck Nice and Neil rip on the overuse of some of that technology, like 3-D holographic reporters in the 2-D medium of TV.

NOTE: All-Access subscribers can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: Reporting on Science (Part 2) – extended with Elise Andrew of IFLS and Bill Nye.