Dr Fleerackers is Assistant Professor of Journalism and Civic Engagement at the Department of Media Studies, University of Amsterdam (the Netherlands). She also serves as the Vice President of the Public Communication of Science and Technology network (PCST). Together with her colleagues An Nguyen (Bournemouth University, UK), Alfred Hermida (University of British Columbia, Canada), and Ivan Oransky (co-founder Retraction Watch, US), she is currently working on a research project on watchdog science journalism.
Scientist: Alice Fleerackers
Keeping an eye out: interview with Dr Alice Fleerackers on ‘watchdog science journalism’
Science journalists can sometimes take on the role of watchdogs, exposing issues in and with science itself. To shed light on the importance of this and the challenges this type of journalism is facing, we spoke with Dr Alice Fleerackers. Dr Fleerackers is Assistant Professor of Journalism and Civic Engagement at the Department of Media ...