Its brief statement:
National Geographic has assumed management of day-to-day operations for Scienceblogs.com, expanding a relationship with Seed Media Group that started when National Geographic took on ad sales responsibility for Scienceblogs.com in 2009.
John Travis says at Sciencemag.org that a National Geographic spokesperson wouldn’t answer his questions, “including whether its roster would be restricted to scientists or if it could reassure bloggers … about their freedom of expression.” || Earlier: National Geographic is expected to acquire Scienceblogs.