What COVID-19 could teach journalists about science
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the media with complicated health science issues, with challenges also relating to how journalists understand the statistics and mathematics underlying the pandemic.
The media’s reporting of COVID-19 often led to criticism by scientists about journalists’ perceived lack of understanding of complex health issues, whereas statisticians and economists criticised journalists for misinterpreting statistics about the pandemic.
The pandemic has emphasised aspects about health science that journalists should give serious attention to in newsrooms. They are listed here.
Understanding the difference between textbook science and frontier science
The distinction that Henry Bauer makes between textbook science and frontier science in the 1992 book