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Dear Readers,
It is our great pleasure to bring you news of an exciting new partnership, starting today, between ScienceBlogs and National Geographic.
ScienceBlogs and National Geographic have at their cores the same ultimate mission: to cultivate widespread interest in science and the natural world. Starting today, we will work together to advance this common mission through new content, applications, and initiatives. We will bring acclaimed voices from National Geographic into our rich discussion on ScienceBlogs, and National Geographic will invite their worldwide audience to join the conversation. Our bloggers will gain new audiences and maybe even a few SciBlings...
Over the next few days, weeks, and months you will start to see the fruits of the SB-NG partnership take shape here on SB and on Nationalgeographic.com. We hope you'll share with us your ideas and feedback for how we can make this partnership as valuable as possible for you.
ScienceBlogs and our 137 bloggers around the world strive to continually raise the bar of online science communication, and we are thrilled to be taking the next step with National Geographic. We look forward to bringing this new dimension to your ScienceBlogs experience.
Thank you for being a part of our community!
— SB
Comments
Nifty!
Posted by: Chester Burton Brown | December 4, 2009 10:26 AM
Wow, Christians are going to officially hate National Geographic if they didn't already!
Posted by: Torrie | December 4, 2009 11:39 AM
Amazing!!
Congratulations.
Posted by: Luis Brudna | December 4, 2009 6:32 PM
*laughs at #2*
I'm pleased for the conjugal relation beginning between SB and NG. Or, in fangirl terms, SB + NG = OTP.
Posted by: Claire Binkley | December 4, 2009 6:46 PM
I am a believer in God and the Son. Yet I also love National Geographic and I deeply appreciate science. That is not to suggest that I always accept whatever scientists might claim. I, however, do reject much--if not most--of what religious authorities claim.
Anyway, this new forum sounds exciting.
Posted by: James Trusty | December 10, 2009 5:10 AM
National Geographic has lost a lot of my support by seeing the horrible stuff on their TV channel. It being co-sponsored by Rupert Murdoch explains some. I hope this works out better.
Posted by: Markk | December 10, 2009 6:23 PM
During a conversation at work about scienceBlogs and National Geographic found that from now on we will not have time to work. Anyhow, I hope that this cooperation will allow me to read more interesting posts. Very interesting is the invitation to talk to all journalists from National Geographic. To be able to tell us about what experienced during their travels.
Posted by: Marcino | December 17, 2009 8:34 AM
I have high hopes for the partnership.
I agree with others here that NatGeo (as they now call themselves) has at times stooped to the 'infotainment' level on cable TV, and I want to warn them that they will lose people like me who are looking to GET AWAY FROM INFOTAINMENT (hopefully the caps will help bring the point home). Like, as far way as possible from that awful plague.
If the collaboration with SB helps further good, high-quality reporting of science and engages the public intelligently, then it's a good thing.
Again, I need to emphasize that just because someone is not a scientist doesn't mean they spend all their time drinking bad beer and watching "Jackass".
There is a middle ground and plenty of people who want high quality reporting of science and sensible commentary on science issues. That's the audience you guys need to target.
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