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Richard Monastersky
The Chronicle of Higher Education
"Women and Science: The Debate Goes On" 4
March 2005
"The Hidden Cost of Farming Fish" 22 April
2005
"Come Over to the Dark Side" 3 June 2005
Monastersky was selected for a series of three unrelated
pieces that showed a broad grasp of science, from the
politically sensitive debate over how boys and girls
learn about math to the risks of fish farms to the search
by physicists for an elusive force that shapes the universe
and accelerates its expansion.
"Monastersky's work stands out for its meticulous
explanatory reporting of a remarkably broad range of
scientific controversies," said Robert Lee Hotz
of the Los Angeles Times.
"I am deeply honored that the judges selected
my work for the award," Monastersky said. "There
are many talented science journalists around the country
and it is quite humbling to be selected by my peers."
Monastersky, who won a AAAS Science Journalism Award
in 2001 as well, said there is "a disturbing trend
in the United States for newspapers to be cutting back
on their science coverage at a time when the public
needs in-depth reporting on this issue more than ever.
I hope that both big and small newspapers recognize
the importance of covering scientific issues and reverse
this dangerous trend."
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