Yin-Yueh Lo

1 Introduction Science journalism is declining in many countries, marked by significant job losses. The iconic science magazine National Geographic in the U.S. laid off its last remaining staff writers in 2023, while Popular Science, with its history of over 150 years, eliminated most of its staff. The trend towards marginalization of science journalism has implications for science communication, especially regarding the diversity and comprehension of information.

The article presents results from surveys of life scientists in Taiwan (n = 270) and in Germany (n = 326). Fewer Taiwanese than German researchers have frequent contact with the media and they rate their experiences with journalists less positively. Furthermore, they are less prepared to adapt to journalistic expectations and to a greater extent than German researchers they expect journalists to consider scientific criteria in their reporting.