Winners of the 2007 AAAS Science Journalism Awards

Eleven journalists have been selected to receive the AAAS Science Journalism Awards for excellence in reporting scientific news in newspapers, magazines, television, radio, online and children's media. The winners represent media outlets ranging from the Los Angeles Times to Scholastic Science World, covering topics that include altered oceans and mysterious elk deaths.

"Informed reporting is essential if the public is to remain engaged with the crucial science issues of the day," said Alan I. Leshner, the AAAS Chief Executive Officer and Executive Publisher of the journal Science. "The awards this year honor truly excellent work, both in national media and in some enterprising local outlets."

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