✍️Science Writing News Roundup #113 (September 1, 2022)
Guide to using alt-text to make images more accessible + Can you inoculate people against misinformation before they even see it?
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Electric vehicles: 5 recent studies to inform your coverage. 🚘
Articles
Can you inoculate people against misinformation before they even see it? This study says yes. “Inoculation theory is about empowering people to make their own decisions about what to believe.” 📺
Hydroxychloroquine in Australia: a cautionary tale for journalists and scientists.
Poor English skills? New AIs help researchers to write better. Machine-learning tools can correct grammar and advise on the style and tone of presentations — but they must be used with caution. 📝
Major, groundbreaking increase in hype in grant applications: Projects funded by the National Institutes of Health increasingly employ subjective and promotional language in describing research, a study finds.
A Day in the life of Rosie Mestel, the executive editor of Knowable Magazine.
Videos
Storytelling with Data: Infographics and data visualization | Canva for Journalists 🖌️
Addressing misinformation about science: APS Physics partnered with Critica to lead a two-hour training on how to counteract misinformation about science both online and in real life.
How to apply for the Rainforest Journalism Fund (RJF) Grant at the Pulitzer Center.
News
AAAS shutters its Center for Public Engagement. The center oversaw programs such as the Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship, many of which will continue.
US government reveals big changes to open-access policy: Biden administration instructs all US agencies to require immediate access to federally funded research after it is published, starting in 2026.
Media fellowship puts biomedical expert behind the scenes at the BBC. University of Brighton's Dr. Sarah Pitt will team up with the BBC Science Unit as part of a Media Fellowship from the Association of British Science Writers.
Events
Human Impacts and Human Rights on the High Seas: A Webinar for Ocean Journalists (September 7, 2022)
Covering Climate Solutions: Containing and Monitoring Methane (September 7, 2022)
Understanding the media: A starter guide for scientists (September 8, 2022)
Experts on camera: Dr. Kate O’Neill, Plastic recycling (September 13, 2022)
UK Conference of Science Journalists 2022 (September 27, 2022)
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