Science Journalism on Internet Time

Faster, cheaper, better? Like everything else that’s been touched by the Internet, science journalism has changed dramatically over the past 15 years, due to the rise of social media, the flattening of newsroom organizational structures and the democratization of communication. That’s led to a revolution in science communication, and continuous challenges for the media formerly known as mainstream. Alan Boyle, who’s been science editor for NBCNews.com for 15 years, looks at the field’s past, present and future.