Alan Boyle

Alan Boyle

Alan Boyle, January 2010

Alan Boyle is an American journalist specializing in science and technology news. He has worked for msnbc.com as a science editor since 1996.[1]

Career

Boyle runs a virtual curiosity shop covering physical sciences, space exploration, paleontology, among many other interests of his. He joined NBC News Digital in 1996. He has also written for the blog, Cosmic Log. During his 36 years as a journalist, he has worked in Cincinnati, Spokane, and Seattle.[2]

Honors and awards

He has received recognition from the American Association for the Advancement of Science in the form of the 2002 AAAS Science Journalism Award.[3] He has also won awards from the National Academies, the National Association of Science Writers, the Society of Professional Journalists, the Space Frontier Foundation, IEEE-USA, the Pirelli Relativity Challenge and the CMU Cybersecurity Journalism Awards program.[2]

Bibliography

References

  1. Deborah Blum, ed. (2005). A Field Guide for Science Writers: The Official Guide of the National Association of Science Writers. Mary Knudson, Robin Marantz Henig. Oxford University Press. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-19-517498-4.
  2. 1 2 3 "Alan Boyle - Technology & science | NBC News". NBC News. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  3. Terry Devitt (2008). "MSNBC science editor is visiting writer". University of Wisconsin–Madison. Archived from the original on 10 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-12.


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