Scientist one month, journalist the next. Here I am working at the very posh Guardian office in London. Don’t worry, I’ll be back to science research again next month but here’s a quick update for what I’ve been up to during my first week on placement as a British Science Association Media Fellow at the Guardian.
I had my first article published on the Guardian Environment site about radiocarbon dating of illegal ivory by and my first blog piece too about Prince Charles mending his suit and more specifically about consumerism for clothing. I also went this week to my first press conference (as a scientist or journalist) which was a real insight into what journalists look for when reporting science stories.
I spent Wednesday morning at the Royal Society Summer Exhibition with the Guardian podcast people Alok and Jason. We recorded lots of interviews for next weeks podcast so I’ll provide a link when it’s ready. Exhibition was so much fun too and I got to talk to ‘real’ scientists, only sometimes giving away my undercover status! Even got to lift up Chris Hoy’s very light Olympic gold-medal winning bike, no wonder those guys go so fast!
