✍️Science Writing News Roundup #106 (July 14, 2022)
Learn how to use Google more efficiently + Read KSJ Science Editing Handbook's new chapters
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Resources
Learn how to use Google more efficiently and find the best answers in the shortest amount of time + Learn how to use Flourish, a platform for data visualization and storytelling (👉Bonus content for monthly supporters)
Read the three new chapters of the KSJ Science Editing Handbook: 1) Popular Science, 2) Misinformation , and 3) Op-Eds and Essays.
Lost for words? A new, free resource offers journalists guidance on thorny topics.
GIJN’s guide to investigating sea level rise: To what levels the seas rise will depend on human activity, but serious negative consequences are evident already.
Beyond Ukraine: The Untold Story of the Food Crisis - A Workshop for Journalists (Check out the report here and the video here)
Opportunities
Calls for pitches: Write about biology, solutions, and bodily autonomy (Bonus content for monthly supporters🚀)
The Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources, in partnership with the Uproot Project, announces a two-day, three-night program for journalists of color who are interested in learning about covering the environment.
Apply to participate in the next Product Immersion for Small Newsrooms cohort! If you’re a journalist in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, this is your time to learn how to take a product approach to better serve the needs of your audience and find new paths toward sustainability.
Investigation Grants for Environmental Journalism: This grant programme supports cross-border teams of professional journalists and/or news outlets to conduct investigations into environmental affairs related to Europe.
Articles
Meet the winners of The New York Times 3rd Annual STEM Writing Contest.
A meteorologist attracts an audience with casual writing and controversial views.
So you want to write a book? Brace yourself for some serious self-promotion and, yes, TikTok. 📑
An interview with Pampa García Molina, journalist, writer and editor on science, technology, health, and environment. She is both editor-in-chief of Agencia SINC, a Spanish news agency specialised in science, and also editor-in-chief of ScienceMediaCentre.es, an independent office that provides resources and reliable content to cover science-related news.
Videos/Podcasts
NASA Science Live: Webb’s First Full-Color Images Explained | Never Before Seen View of the Universe 🌌
Ed Yong and Liz Neeley: They Have Storytelling Down to a Science
Northwest Science Writers Associations presents - So you want to write a book… 📚
Look Who’s Talking: Decoding Science for a Non-science Audience: The webinar informs scientists on how to engage with the media and communicate science and research findings to an audience that may not have the same scientific background. 👩🔬
Events
Hands-on Mapping for Journalists: How to use geographical data to improve your stories (July 11 - August 7, 2022)
Secure Your Twitter and Facebook Accounts (July 14, 2022)
How We Did It: Award-winning Journalists Share Tips (July 14, 2022)
Protest Protocol: How journalists can stay safe in times of unrest (July 15, 2022)
How to think better about sex and gender in science (July 19, 2022)
Experts on Camera: Dr. Patrick Gonzalez: Climate change and wildfire (July 22, 2022)
Professional Development Day 2022 (In-Person + Virtual) (July 23, 2022)
Jobs and internships
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Science Communications Internship, United States or Canada
Media Relations Intern, DC
Editor, US-based
Journalism intern, UK-based
Editor, Remote
Editor, DC
Content Writing Manager, US-based
Reporter, NY
Writer, Canada
Reporter, Remote
Science Writer, MD
Communications Specialist, MD
Writer, US-based
Editor, NY
Digital content manager, NJ
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