Alan Boyle is an American journalist specializing in science and technology news. He worked for
msnbc.com
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and
NBC News Digital
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as science editor from 1996 to 2015. In 2015, he became aerospace and science editor for
GeekWire
GeekWire is an American technology news website that covers startup company, startups and established technology companies. The site launched in March 2011 and is based in Seattle. It was founded by journalists Todd Bishop and John Cook with inv ...
. Boyle is also president of the
Council for the Advancement of Science Writing
The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW) is a global non-profit foundation supporting scientists and journalists. It develops and funds programs to improve writing about science, technology, medicine, and the environment.
His ...
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Career
Boyle runs a virtual curiosity shop covering physical sciences, space exploration, paleontology, among many other interests of his. He joined
NBC News Digital
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in 1996, and went on to
GeekWire
GeekWire is an American technology news website that covers startup company, startups and established technology companies. The site launched in March 2011 and is based in Seattle. It was founded by journalists Todd Bishop and John Cook with inv ...
in 2015. He has maintained a blog calle
Cosmic Log since 2002. During his career in journalism, he has worked in
Cincinnati
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state lin ...
,
Spokane
Spokane ( ) is the largest city and county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It is in eastern Washington, along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south of the Canada ...
, and
Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a port, seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the county seat, seat of King County, Washington, King County, Washington (state), Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in bo ...
.
Honors and awards
He has received recognition from the
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an American international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsi ...
in the form of the 2002 AAAS Science Journalism Award.
He has also won awards from the
National Academies
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, the
, the
Society of Professional Journalists
The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), formerly known as Sigma Delta Chi, is the oldest organization representing journalists in the United States. It was established on April 17, 1909, at DePauw University,2009 SPJ Annual Report, lette ...
, the
Space Frontier Foundation
The Space Frontier Foundation is an American space advocacy nonprofit corporation organized to promote the interests of increased involvement of the private sector, in collaboration with government, in the exploration and development of space. ...
, IEEE-USA, the
Pirelli Relativity Challenge
Pirelli & C. S.p.A. is a multinational tyre manufacturer based in Milan, Italy. The company, which has been listed on the Milan Stock Exchange since 1922, is the 6th-largest tyre manufacturer and is focused on the consumer production of tyres ...
and the CMU Cybersecurity Journalism Awards program.
Bibliography
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* Contributor to "A Field Guide for Science Writers"
References
American science journalists
American male journalists
Living people
American online journalists
Year of birth missing (living people)
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