Summary: Sometimes papers in Nature are incomprehensible to anyone other than a hard-core specialist. Yes, we use press releases, News & Views, and other reporting to make the leap to our broader readership. But for bringing science to the general public, no amount of Carl Sagans, Neil deGrasse Tysons, or Bill Nyes is going to get the job done. You need journalists. Journalists like <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/author/robinson-meyer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rob Meyer</a> from <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Atlantic</a>, who are producing an astonishing amount of great content on topics like the <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/05/most-americans-support-staying-in-the-paris-agreement/528663/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Paris Agreement</a>, <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/05/obamas-climate-focused-methane-rule-will-stand-as-law/526140/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">fracking regulations</a>, and <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/04/antarctica-is-covered-in-hundreds-of-streams-and-ponds/523503/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Antarctica</a>. Rob talks me through his path from music major to twitter procrastinator to Atlantic writer. I flip the usual Nature-related questions around to Rob: how do you select stories, frame them for your audience, and discuss the policy implication? And what is the rationale for the New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/22/public-editor/seeking-more-voices-even-if-some-dont-want-to-hear-them.html?_r=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">hiring Bret Stephens</a>? Definitely a story there.<br> <br> Music: Clips for the intro and extro are the songs 1969 and One Ticket Two Bills by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/endingsatellites/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ending Satellites</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">CC BY-NC-SA 3.0</a>.<br> <br> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=http%3A%2F%2Fforecastpod.org%2Findex.php%2F2017%2F06%2F01%2Fatlantics-rob-meyer-climate-journalism%2F&via=MWClimateSci" class="twitter-share-button">Tweet</a><br>
