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About cschwalbe

I migrated west from Washington, D.C., after a long career at National Geographic. Before coming to ASU, I was a senior text editor for National Geographic magazine, a senior producer for nationalgeographic.com, a senior articles editor for National Geographic Traveler and an editor-writer in the National Geographic book division, where I wrote chapters for five books. I was also the assistant editor of two books and the editor of three—The Adventure of Archaeology, Our World’s Heri- t­age and Discover America. I have a B.A. in American Studies from Smith College and an M.A. in Anthropology from George Washington University. I spend weekends in Tucson with my husband, a research ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey and an assistant professor at the U of A. Our front yard is home to desert tortoises and box turtles, and our garage is full of snakes and Gila monsters. We also have a 19-year-old Siamese cat and two rambunctious kittens. The great teachers I’ve known have had three things in common: deep knowledge of a subject, passion for that subject and an intense desire to communicate that knowledge and passion to others. My goal is to emulate those masters. I encourage you to think in terms of possibilities, both in school and on the job. Believe you can do what you want to do.

4/8/12—Video/Podcast Critique and Elise Hancock Questions

Posted on April 4, 2012 by cschwalbe
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4/1/12—Blogging and Social Media

Posted on March 27, 2012 by cschwalbe

Due 3 p.m. Sunday, April 1: a. Response 7 will be a blog post about your story or multimedia project or your own science research. You could, for example, write a backstory about an intriguing interview, an interesting character in … Continue reading →

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3/25/12—Statistics for Science Journalists

Posted on March 20, 2012 by cschwalbe

By 3 p.m. Sunday, March 25 Please post Response 6 to this week’s readings. (Optional: Can you recommend any science journalists whose work you trust when it comes to numbers and stats?) In addition, include two questions about numbers and … Continue reading →

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3/5/12—Outline, Section of Story and Sources OR Part of Multimedia and Sources

Posted on February 29, 2012 by cschwalbe

By class time Monday, March 5: Post a detailed outline and one section of your story and a list of references and/or sources with contact info (title, email, phone) OR post a link to part of your multimedia project or … Continue reading →

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2/26/12—Climate Change & Elise Hancock

Posted on February 21, 2012 by cschwalbe

By noon this Sunday, Feb. 26, please do the following: For Response 5 write about Chris Mooney and/or Elise Hancock’s Chapter 3 from last week and/or Chapter 4 from this week. Ask two questions about Sections 1 and/or 2 of … Continue reading →

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2/19/12—Legal Issues & Revised Story Proposal

Posted on February 15, 2012 by cschwalbe

By noon this Sunday, Feb. 19, please do the following: Post a response to the legal readings (#2, #3 and/or #4, NOT to #5 Elise Hancock) by clicking on the Comments link in the post below called “Legal Issues & Revised Story Proposal.” Enter … Continue reading →

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2/12/12—2 Questions and Story Proposal

Posted on February 6, 2012 by cschwalbe

This week, we’re doing something a bit different: Instead of posting a response to the readings, ask two questions about the readings and comment on one of your classmate’s questions by  noon Sunday, Feb. 12. Also on the home page, … Continue reading →

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2/5/12—Cheerleader or Watchdog?

Posted on January 30, 2012 by cschwalbe

Enter your response, two questions and comment on a classmate’s post below. In addition, be sure to check out the examples of student stories and multimedia projects I added on the Project topics page.

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Welcome to Principles of Science Journalism!

Posted on January 30, 2012 by cschwalbe

For Response 8 pretend you’re a media critic. Read the 9 key elements that can help journalists be better video storytellers. Look at the examples. Based on that article, pick a SCIENCE video, audio slideshow or podcast that does a … Continue reading →

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1/30/12—Accuracy and Uncertainty

Posted on January 16, 2012 by cschwalbe

Click the Comments link below for the Jan. 30 responses, questions and comments.

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