[meteorite-list] When Is Science Newsworthy?

[Paul]

The below discussion about what science reporters / writers
consider to be "newsworthy" and gets their attention is both
interesting and revealing.

When Is Science Newsworthy?
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Published on May 21, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1KnJXJZGpw

Two papers mentioned in this discussion are:

Sumner, P., Vivian-Griffiths, S., Boivin, J., Williams,
A., Bott, L., Adams, R., Venetis, C.A., Whelan, L.,
Hughes, B. and Chambers, C.D., 2016. Exaggerations
and caveats in press releases and health-related
science news. PloS one, 11(12), p.e0168217.
Abstract - 
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0168217
PDF file - 
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/562a/1075e1a0f4d6476ad80bee0a047cdb9fbd57.pdf
https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/74224673.pdf

Berger, J., 2011. Arousal increases social transmission
of information. Psychological science, 22(7), pp.891-893.
Abstract - http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0956797611413294
PDF file - https://jonahberger.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Arousal2.pdf

Yours,

Paul H.