Nicole Chu from the University of Ottawa interviews Dr. Emily Chung, a digital journalist at CBC News who covers topics in Science, the Environment, and occasionally biotechnology. Before pursuing a career in science writing, Emily received a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of British Columbia. Emily shares with us how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted health and science news coverage at CBC and addresses the importance of accurate scientific communication.

Learn more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/science 

0:27-Intro 

1:35-What is the process behind publishing science news stories?

5:42-Challenges of covering COVID-19 as a news topic?

7:00 - Has COVID-19 impacted science coverage at CBC?

8:28 - Your favourite article you have written so far?