Category: Tom Siegfried

Rumblings of discontent and of an inside review at an essential magazine for lay science fans, Science News, are out in the open. Details of reasons are not clear, not to me anyway, but its respected editor (and a pal of mine) Tom Siegfried recently gave notice. Tomorrow is his last day. Word is that longtime editor Eva Emerson is in charge until a permanent replacement is found.

   Siegfried, editor in chief of the bi-weekly since 2007, is among the most decorated science journalists in the business. On his wall or perhaps stuffed in a drawer somewhere are the awards in science journalism from the AAAS, Nat'l Association of Science Writers, American Chemical Society, American Geophysical Union, and a bunch more. His short bio is still up at Science News, as is...