"A Looming Rift in Science Journalism"

"The National Association of Science Writers (NASW), founded in 1934 as one of the nation’s first professional journalism organizations, is in the midst of an existential crisis, and a report released this week suggests that the internal strife could well tear it apart. ...

Dated May 16th, but released to NASW members only on Thursday, the report comes from an ad-hoc committee formed last year to consider a change to the organization’s constitution. That change would allow anyone among NASW’s more than 2,300 dues-paying members – which has grown to include not just reporters and editors, but communications personnel representing a range of academic institutions, government agencies, and non-profits – to serve as governing officers on the organization’s board.

To date, those positions are reserved only for professional journalists, although board seats are accessible to all members."

Aleszu Bajak reports for Undark May 27, 2016.

SEE ALSO:

"Final Report of the NASW Constitutional Review Ad Hoc Committee" (NASW)