by Quaristice via Twitpic 9/16/2009 5:48:00 PM- Made it into the #scidebate - just came up steps past Mayo, Drayson and Goldacre
- Simon Mayo - 2 areas "may have been" badly reported: science and religion #scidebateby Stempra via twitter 9/16/2009 6:06:11 PM
- You can watch the live streaming debate here http://bit.ly/3iEjiF #scidebateby cybermango via twitter 9/16/2009 6:06:14 PM
- Tickets went in 90 minutes apparently #scidebateby JoBrodie via twitter 9/16/2009 6:07:14 PM
- #scidebate Perhaps more practicing scientists needed in science journalism?by Turing100in2012 via twitter 9/16/2009 6:07:30 PM
- Somehow wierd watching Simon Mayo talk. #scidebateby AlexConnor via twitter 9/16/2009 6:07:37 PM
- Drayson up first. Says in general, science journos do a good job. But needs to be written by dedicated correspondents. They really need to know about the subject. Everything is not great and I agree with Ben in that respect.
- #scidebate Drayson fears being "goldacred" tonightby timeshighered via twitter 9/16/2009 6:10:00 PM
- Did Drayson just say that a load of science journalists agreed that they did a good job? Shocking. #scidebateby Allochthonous via twitter 9/16/2009 6:10:10 PM
- @lorddrayson a bit defensive in his opening #scidebateby paulbailey via twitter 9/16/2009 6:10:12 PM
- To Goldacre, great verb #scidebateby mentalindigest via twitter 9/16/2009 6:10:17 PM
- Given that this is being live streamed there's probably not much point in me typing what happens ;) #scidebateby JoBrodie via twitter 9/16/2009 6:10:39 PM
- MMR - the low point in science journalism #scidebateby AJCann via twitter 9/16/2009 6:12:07 PM
- Drayson: "Dedicated science writers to an admirable and improving job. But there is still a lot of rubbish." #scidebateby silentypewriter via twitter 9/16/2009 6:12:08 PM
- #scidebate Damn stream is choppy!by dbaptista via twitter 9/16/2009 6:12:10 PM
- "people who write primarily about science and therefore know about science": I can assure you as an ex-journo that doesn't follow #scidebateby cybermango via twitter 9/16/2009 6:12:19 PM
- #scidebate Drayson talking about the way in which science coverage has improved, and how dedicated sci journalists make a big difference...by JoBrodie via twitter 9/16/2009 6:12:38 PM
- Our science base is outstanding says @lorddrayson, really good science communication is vital for the future of the country #scidebateby ChemistryWorld via twitter 9/16/2009 6:13:35 PM
- Drayson is making a pretty poor case for his side, in my opinion #scidebateby Cronyn via twitter 9/16/2009 6:13:44 PM
- Drayson. Reporting better since MMR. Just focusing on bad stuff overlooks the good. #scidebateby natashaloder via twitter 9/16/2009 6:14:00 PM
- #scidebate Drayson showed a great Sun headline 'sex kills' which referred to a paper on cancer signalling with prostaglandins. Photo anyone?by JoBrodie via twitter 9/16/2009 6:16:55 PM
- Does @lorddrayson believe that people will only be interested in science if it's sensationalised? Poor opinion of the gen. public #scidebateby WoodsieGirl via twitter 9/16/2009 6:16:57 PM
- "sensationalism and accuracy need not be mutually exclusive" says @lorddrayson #scidebateby mykreeve via twitter 9/16/2009 6:16:57 PM
- Not convinced by drayson' argument, not convinced by his examples tbh #scidebateby Lollylisbeth via twitter 9/16/2009 6:17:06 PM
- #scidebate Drayson acks bloggers, thinks science journalists (assume specialists) are armour against bad science (I might have missed bit...by JoBrodie via twitter 9/16/2009 6:17:53 PM
- #scidebate Drayson: Specialst science jounos best defence against bad science reporting. Learned lessons of MMR etc.by timeshighered via twitter 9/16/2009 6:18:30 PM
- @lorddrayson - sensationalism and accuracy not mutually exclusive, need attention-grabbing stories to 'cut through the noise' #scidebateby Stempra via twitter 9/16/2009 6:19:16 PM
- #scidebate I'm sorry! Am I hearing this straight. Is @lorddrayson actually encouraging sensationalism in scientific reporting!?by SciHound via twitter 9/16/2009 6:19:27 PM
- "We as a nation have panicked over the MMR vaccine like a house full of frightened pets on firework night." Is that what he said? #scidebateby edwhitfield via twitter 9/16/2009 6:19:45 PM
- Drayson- uk's science base is outstanding.yes. need2get country comfortable w talking science.yep.&we need sensationalism.hmmm...#scidebateby gregfoot via twitter 9/16/2009 6:20:09 PM
- Specialist journalists all very well, editors need to give them the stories to cover though. #scidebateby paulbailey via twitter 9/16/2009 6:20:13 PM
- #scidebate Drayson mentions increasing professionalism among scientists re: interacting w the media. Lots of talk about trust too...by JoBrodie via twitter 9/16/2009 6:20:30 PM
- #scidebate university PR departments are as much a hindrance as a help in accurate science reportingby SmallCasserole via twitter 9/16/2009 6:20:47 PM
- But we're not debating the scientific process, we're debating journalism #scidebateby AJCann via twitter 9/16/2009 6:20:57 PM
- @SciHound He's saying that headlines with exclamation marks attached needn't be misleading. He's right but they rarely aren't. #scidebateby edwhitfield via twitter 9/16/2009 6:21:02 PM
- @bengoldacre about to take to the floor.... #scidebateby ChemistryWorld via twitter 9/16/2009 6:21:03 PM
- #scidebate Goldacre: lot I agree with Drayson on. Some coverage good, some bad.by timeshighered via twitter 9/16/2009 6:22:22 PM
- Goldacre: "Much agreement. But problems don't go away by denying they exist." #scidebateby silentypewriter via twitter 9/16/2009 6:22:34 PM
- #scidebate Goldacre all science journos all agree they're wonderfulby timeshighered via twitter 9/16/2009 6:22:38 PM
- Kudos to @lorddrayson for taking public engagement seriously. #scidebateby Allochthonous via twitter 9/16/2009 6:22:46 PM
- #scidebate Nice photo of straw man from Ben. Audience giggling @ his point about all science j's agreeing w Lord D that they're do gd jobby JoBrodie via twitter 9/16/2009 6:22:56 PM
- Now presentation has bullets about 'bad journalism' and MMR - esp re cancer #scidebateby brian_condon via twitter 9/16/2009 6:24:06 PM
- #scidebate Goldacre: Dody journalism is eroding the very notion of evidence-based science. Eg MMR update dropby timeshighered via twitter 9/16/2009 6:24:41 PM
- #scidebate Ben: "as I've said a billion times" ontological oncological Daily Mail cancer project, also there's a crowdsource website.by JoBrodie via twitter 9/16/2009 6:24:52 PM
