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Three filters to avoid communicating pseudoscience by mistake
This text is intended as a basic assessment tool for deciding whether a piece of information is credible enough to be turned into either a press release (by a press office) or an article (for journalists). I'll exemplify the ideas on the earthquake prediction news, because it's an interesting case.
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Basic rules for researchers in dealing with journalists
The relationship between researchers and journalists is all the better when both sides understand each other's jobs, limitations and pressures. When I have the time and the researcher has the availability, I try to provide some background information about journalists so that they better understand what to expect. Here I have compiled just the basic ideas.














