Science journalism – a unique journalistic specialism in a changing media landscape

It’s not my job to sit down and read peer-reviewed papers, because I simply do not have the time; I don’t have the expertise … I am an interpreter of interpretations. (Delingpole 2011) I will argue against the assertion that science journalism is not a unique journalistic specialism. Prominent UK journalist Jack Delingpole uttered the above words in January of this year during a television interview on BBC2’s Horizon programme...