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We need to constantly read articles about science because this is a way of learning new things that we are not aware of. We can get new insights and ideas on science breakthroughs that will help us have new perspectives or opinions. Simply put, writing about science is important.

But how these science articles are written is more important. Average readers or laypersons should be able to easily understand what the articles are saying. The choice of words, structure, and style play key roles in capturing and educating readers. This is why journalists and science bloggers alike should continue writing about science. But questioning which of the two should take over science writing is pointless as of now.

Like journalists, science bloggers have good command of language. They are able to deliver through their articles what other scientists or experts in their fields can’t. They can also reach many people through their blogs which already earned them followers. But a blogger in ScienceBlogs admits that blogging about science isn’t a lucrative job.

This can also be one of the reasons why there is a decline in the number of science journalists. Only a few newspapers devote a section for science which forces science journalists to stop writing about it or go to other media like magazines and the internet.

If we stop bloggers to write about science during a time where only a few science journalists practice it, who else will write about it? How will the public be updated with the breakthroughs in science?

There is nothing wrong about science blogging as long as they are responsible and ethical with whatever information they publish. Since science journalism is heading south, science bloggers might as well take the lead in promoting science writing. But journalists should revive the seemingly dying science journalism as soon as possible to guide science bloggers.