Guest Thinkers — August 16, 2010

Washington Post to Consolidate and Boost Its Science Coverage

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Good news on the science beat front. Cristine Russell at the Columbia Journalism Reviewhas the details on an innovative move by the Washington Post to consolidate coverage of science, the environment, and health under one editor.

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