Should Science Journalists be on TikTok?

Kristin Hugo
7 min readApr 17, 2024

Pros and Cons to the social media platform for journalists

Before you start at TikTok as a science journalist, consider the following pros and cons.

In short, yes, I think so. But look at these pros and cons and ask if it’s right for you.

Who am I?

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Kristin Hugo

Science journalist based in the SF Bay Area. Loves adventure, the outdoors, bones, and animals. @KristinHugo on Twitter, @RollBones on TikTok.