Author:Seth Rose
How We Choose Featured Homepage Releases
At EurekAlert!, we take a great deal of pride in our human focus. Very few of our operations are fully automated, all submitted news releases get reviewed by at least one live person, and most interactions users have with the site are with our talented and conscientious editorial team rather than an AI chatbot or phone recording.
This focus applies to more than just our customer service, however.…
Expanding Student-journalists’ Access to EurekAlert!
In an effort to give aspiring journalists hands-on practice in the science news ecosystem and help prepare them for a successful professional career, EurekAlert! is expanding journalist-memberships to applicants working at student news publications, such as campus newspapers and radio stations.
EurekAlert! has historically granted journalist-memberships to full-time journalism students, interns, and fellowship recipients who work at accredited media outlets under the guidance of experienced members.…
Embargoes on EurekAlert!
If you’re a press officer promoting science at your organization, you’ve almost certainly worked with the embargo system. Agreement of an embargo among journal publishers, press offices, and news outlets offers extra time for reporters to research and prepare news stories and encourage fair and equal access to scientific research among journalists around the world. But miscommunication and differing understanding of what an embargo entails can lead to confusion.…