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Mar 2024
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78 - The Life of a Science Journalist (F...

DAN HOOPER, SHALMA WEGSMAN
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What's it like bringing science to the most general public audiences? How do you distill complex results into short news-worthy articles without getting lost in clickbait? Today we hear the perspective of New York Times science journalist Katrina Miller.

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