Phys.org

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Phys.org
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Founded2004;22 years ago (2004)
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Phys.org is an online science, research and technology news aggregator which re-publishes press releases and stories from news agencies (a business model known as churnalism). [1] [2] [3] In 2012, PhysOrg.com was changed to Phys.org. [4] As of 2014, Phys.org was posting an average of 98 items per day. [5] It is part of the Science X network of websites, headquartered on the Isle of Man.

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  1. Shipman, W. Matthew (2015). Handbook for Science Public Information Officers. University of Chicago Press. ISBN   9780226179469.
  2. Timmer, John (23 September 2009). "PR or science journalism? It's getting harder to tell". Ars Technica.
  3. Yong, Ed (11 January 2010). "Adapting to the new ecosystem of science journalism". National Geographic Phenomena. Archived from the original on July 28, 2018.
  4. "PhysOrg.com is now PHYS.ORG". Phys.org. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. Ranger, Mathieu; Bultitude, Karen (October 30, 2014). "'The kind of mildly curious sort of science interested person like me': Science bloggers' practices relating to audience recruitment". Public Understanding of Science. 25 (3): 361–378. doi:10.1177/0963662514555054. PMC   4819792 . PMID   25361791.