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I'm a science & medical writer curious about the world. I like to share what I find out. Remember Ask Pippa, science for kids in the Toronto Star? That was me. Also the Medical Post, Medscape, SciAm, Vice and more. 


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@nprofile1q... @nprofile1q... Posting press releases pre-embargo causes a lot of trouble for working journalists. There are no NDAs for embargoes releases, but people in the trade don't break embargoes as they help everyone in the loop.
1. They give journalists background and time to write a story by the embargo date. In medicine, that embargo date is often the same date as when a study in a journal is published. This is why news stories about things like BMJ or NEJM studies all come out on the same day as the study itself is published.
2. It helps the researchers behind that new study know what sort of time-window they need to keep open for media interviews.
If someone breaks an embargo, they get blacklisted by the organization sending out releases -- and often by other organizations that hear about it.
When an embargo is broken, all those other journalists have to scramble to get their stories in earlier. Some publications kill the story because they will no longer be one of the first to publish it -- which means less awareness of the study.
Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox · 1w
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Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox · 2w
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Bryan Wright · 3w
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@nprofile1q... Hmmm. This one isn't Medieval but two of the characters that joined the initial group in Fantastic Journey wore capes -- one blue, one brown. Sometimes they were transported in to more primitive societies.
That's about all I've got. :)

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Bryan Wright · 3w
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Bryan Wright · 3w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqezdnaauetkudkxae98gd08fslk2dtfjuxwtysp934lxatmkt2dsq4sk3a7 My impression is that it was a Tolkienesque high fantasy setting (Medieval-ish). I recall many aerial scenes (probably shot from a helicopter) showing the group hiking across mountaino...
Michael Gemar · 11w
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