Ocean Acidification Science Takes Center Stage in Washington State
Last Tuesday, Washington State Governor Chris Gregoire announced the release of recommendations from the Washington State Blue Ribbon Panel on Ocean Acidification and underscored the effort with an...
View ArticleMeaningful Change is Not for the Timid: A COMPASS Perspective on Jane Lubchenco
This post was originally posted on 13 Dec., 2012. COMPASS co-founder Jane Lubchenco announced this week that she will leave her position as administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
View Article1/25/13 Link Round-up
Following Monday’s Presidential Inauguration in Washington DC, it certainly feels like change is in the air. It’s been a week of announcements regarding our country’s changing leadership and continuing...
View ArticleWe Mean Business
As we’ve shared here, we are excited, energetic, (and a little bit nervous) to be expanding our traditional scope beyond ocean science, to science and scientists more broadly connected to the...
View ArticleOur News and Information Diets: The Problem with Picky Eaters
Prior to each of our communication trainings, COMPASS asks the participating scientists, “Where do you get your news?” It’s an open-ended question*, but the answers are almost always the same – they...
View ArticleThinking Story Like a Journalist: My Santa Fe Experience
Like bats emerging from nearby Carlsbad Caverns, questions flew about the halls of the School for Advanced Research. It started with a backstage tour of that day’s Science Times story of an underwater...
View ArticleScientists and the Changing Media Landscape, Part 2
In order to bridge dissimilar cultures and have effective dialogue, you have to know who you’re talking to. At COMPASS, we often talk about the similarities between scientists and journalists – for...
View ArticleHappy Holidays from COMPASS!
Speaking of growth, we’re hiring to do even more next year! Descriptions for three new positions are on our careers page.
View ArticleCongratulations to the 2014 NACCB Journalist Fellows
COMPASS is proud to support an impressive group of reporters, editors, and producers in attending the Society for Conservation Biology‘s 2014 North American Congress for Conservation Biology. The...
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