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Opportunities
Calls for pitches: Write about science and philosophy, art and science, business/technology, climate crisis, environmental crimes, bodily autonomy + Grants, training programs and awards for journalists who cover health care, disability, environment, and climate (Bonus content for monthly supporters🚀)
KSJ@MIT Advanced Fact-Checking Workshop: A free online workshop for editorial fact-checking on August 26, 2022. Apply by July 29.
Call for applications for November 2022 science writing workshop taught by NYT editor. The workshop will be held in Boston, and will be open to applicants working on the hard sciences who apply by August 15.
The Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) near Vienna opened a call for a journalist in residence position in English and German. The Re-Figuration of Spaces at TU Berlin is also looking for a Journalist in Residence.
Resources
Maybe don’t illustrate your stories about lethally hot weather with fun beach pics. New research finds the visuals of heat-wave news coverage are more likely to put a positive spin on extreme heat than the articles themselves. 🖼️
Climate change in the American mind: Most Americans think climate change is affecting extreme weather events, according to a report by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change.
The changing role of science press officers. The role of science press officers has changed. It has become more professional, the remit and responsibilities have broadened, and it requires a much wider skill set.
Request an expert in hematology: If you are a journalist and would like to speak with one of The American Society of Hematology's subject matter experts for a news story you are currently working on, please complete this form.
Articles
A new kind of partnership: Journalists and civil society organizations are teaming up. The practice upends the industry’s drive for neutrality. But cross-field collaborations are becoming more commonplace to help bolster investigative work. 🤝
Is the future of fact-checking automated? Fact-checkers in London have developed a verification tool to live fact-check false claims with a goal of global implementation. 🔍
Interview: Jamie Lauren Keiles follows the surgical and philosophical journey of phalloplasty.
ADHD in children: Who gets overlooked and how the pandemic has made learning harder.
JHU COVID-19 tracking experts: Better data needed to defeat misinformation. Global COVID map creator Lauren Gardner and data lead Beth Blauer say scientists can reclaim public standing with better communication.
Videos/podcasts
European Conference of Science Journalism 2022 Keynote by Elisabeth Bik on science integrity 👩🔬
Briefing: WV v. EPA & the American Public's Understanding of Climate Science and Impacts
Conversation with Alia Dastagir on responsible reporting on suicide (Part of the Knight Center's new MOOC, "Mental health and journalism”)
Between agency and urgency in science journalism | Wolfgang Blau, Adenike Oladosu and Andrés Liévano
News
KSJ welcomes seven journalists to Cambridge, marking return of in-person fellowships. 👏 The fellows hail from the U.S. and abroad, and include two early career journalists who will apprentice with Boston-based STAT magazine.
Bijal Trivedi wins first Sharon Begley Award for Science Reporting. 👏 The judges called Trivedi a “terrific writer” and praised her work as deeply reported, compelling, “absolutely lovely,” and full of “real humans, scenes, deep science.”
Events
How to Cover Oceans & Fisheries for Journalists (July 28, 2022) 🐟
Media briefing: High heat and health (July 28, 2022)
Preventing Zoonotic Spillover at its Source: A Virtual Conversation with Dr. Jamie K. Reaser (July 28, 2022) 😷
Basics of Science Media, organized by Arab Forum of Science Media and Communication (July 30, 2022)
Experts on Camera, Dr. Lewis Fulton: Electric vehicles (August 2, 2022) 🚘
P&P Live! Madeline Ostrander — At Home on an Unruly Planet — with Laura Helmuth (August 3, 2022)
Media briefing: Wildfire resilience: buildings, water, and land use (August 4, 2022) 🧑🏿🚒
How to cover the climate crisis — and fight disinformation (August 8 to September 4, 2022) 🌏
Experts on Camera, Dr. Nick Allen: Teen mental health (August 9, 2022)
Are Hospitals Profiting by Shunning Patients of Color? (August 10, 2022)
Jobs and internships
📢 Biochemistry and Instrumentation Reporter, C&EN at American Chemical Society (Washington, DC)
📣 Editor, Content Partnerships, C&EN at American Chemical Society (Washington, DC)
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