WEBSITE CRITIQUE On Scientific News Websites. IFLSCIENCE.com.

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WEBSITE CRITIQUE On Scientific News Websites

IFLSCIENCE.com

Authority Created and maintained by scientific communicator Elise Andrew who started IFLS as a Facebook page that shared popular science articles from across the web.

Accuracy A grouping of scientific articles from other various websites. Created to educate the public of new findings in the world of popular science. Written by professionals in their fields.

Objectivity The editors of IFLS control what articles are put on the website. Sponsors are listed for each article.

Currency News feeds daily. With current links to original content Content is updated

Coverage Anyone can view IFL Science without paying fees or the need for specific software or technologies. Covers a wide variety scientific web topics- physics, environmental sciences, chemistry etc.

Science Daily

Authority 20 years in business Voted ‘Top 50 Best Popular Science Website’

Accuracy Science Daily features breaking news about the latest discoveries in popular science from major news services and leading universities, scientific journals, and research organizations. Proper citation with working links to original content. The web editors of this Scientific Daily pull their content from credible sources. The authors of the articles within the site are professionals in their field of science.

Objectivity The objective of Science Daily is to provide the general public with current news in popular science. Most of their content comes from universities, science journals, etc. Sponsoring companies are typically accidemic based.

Currency Up to date links, articles are updated daily.

Coverage Anyone can assess the content of Science Daily.