In this article, we investigate the surge in use of COVID-19-related preprints by media
outlets. Journalists are a main source of reliable public health information during crises and …

Science journalists are uniquely positioned to increase the societal impact of open research
outputs by contextualizing and communicating findings in ways that highlight their relevance …

The potential to capture the societal impact of research has been a driving motivation for the
use and development of altmetrics. Yet, to date, altmetrics have largely failed to deliver on …

Journalists' health and science reporting aid the public's direct access to research through
the inclusion of hyperlinks leading to original studies in peer-reviewed journals. While this …

Science journalists are uniquely positioned to increase the societal impact of open science
by contextualizing and communicating research findings in ways that highlight their …

News coverage of the opioid epidemic is a useful site for examining genomic framings of
addiction. Qualitative analysis of 139 articles published in the United States from 2015 to …

Introduction Preprints have become an important tool for meeting the challenges of health
communication in the context of COVID-19. They allow scientists to disseminate their results …

The company Altmetric is often used to collect mentions of research in online news stories,
yet there have been concerns about the quality of this data. This study investigates these …

Mainstream media widely references scientific publications for claims of factuality and
authority. But how did science journalism deal with the sudden surge in preprint publications …

The reduction of red meat in high-income countries is an impactful climate action and
necessary to balance the projected growth of meat consumption in middle-income countries …