Is science journalism dying? Comparing a ‘science crash’ 40 years ago to today

When two popular science magazines—out of about 17 in circulation—ceased publication in the same year, one commentator said, "The science magazines didn't shake out. They fell apart." The general manager of one of the failed magazines said, "There was a perception that they were…

Newsstands in the 1980s had more magazines of all kinds than they do today. Richard Laird/FPG/Archive Photos via Getty Images When two popular science magazines – out of about 17 in circulation – ceased publication in the same year, one commentator said, “The science magazines…