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The off-topic Conversation #119
The off-topic Conversation #119
Andrew Jaspan resigns as Editor and Executive Director of The Conversation
Joe Skrzynski, acting Chair of The Conversation, announced on Friday that Andrew Jaspan, Editor and Executive Director, is leaving The Conversation
A guide to how we decide what to publish in Politics and Society
To many potential authors, the way we decide what to publish can seem frustratingly opaque, so I thought it would help to explain how we make editorial decisions.
How we edit science part 5: so what is science?
The final post in this series on how to understand and report science steps back to look at what science is, and what it isn't.
How we edit science part 4: how to talk about risk, and words and images not to use
Reporting science involves talking about risk, but it must be done carefully. There are also certain words and images that should be avoided whenever possible.
How we edit science part 3: impact, curiosity and red flags
In part three of our series on reporting science, we look at what's news, different types of science stories and red flags to watch out for.
How we edit science part 2: significance testing, p-hacking and peer review
This is the second part in a series on how we edit science, looking at hypothesis testing, the problem of p-hacking and how the peer review process works.
How we edit science part 1: the scientific method
This is the first part in a series on how we edit science, looking at what science is and how it works.
The off-topic Conversation #118
The off-topic Conversation #118
The Conversation’s FactCheck granted accreditation by International Fact-Checking Network at Poynter
The Conversation's FactCheck has become the first fact-checking team in Australia and one of only two worldwide accredited by the International Fact-Checking Network at the US-based Poynter Institute.