✍️Science Writing News Roundup #115 (September 18, 2022)
Calls for pitches: Opportunities to write about technology, healthcare, science in general, and nonfiction narrative
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Opportunities
Calls for pitches: Opportunities to write about technology, healthcare, science in general, and nonfiction narrative + Funding opportunities and travel grants for writers 👉Bonus content for monthly supporters.
Resources
Covering nonprofits: Questions, answers and tips for following the money. What should journalists know about charitable contributions?
Articles
How I did it: Reporting on apparent misconduct in influential Alzheimer’s research.
How is the U.S. preparing for the “second punch” of antibiotic resistance?
Seeing science: How to visually explain complex concepts. Scientists turn to an easy, plug-and-play platform to visually translate their work.
News
Tweets
Videos
Northwest Science Writers Association talks with nanoscience experts Elizabeth Nance, Phuong Nguyen, and Sydney Floryanzia.
Climate-Driven Migration: Reporting on the Global Crisis Displacing Coastal Communities.
How to Counter Disinformation: Communication Strategies, Best Practices, and Pitfalls to Avoid.
Events
Ensuring America’s Water Security: Designing, Financing & Managing Infrastructure for Climate Adaptation (September 20, 2022)
Experts on Camera: Dr. Erica Walker, Noise pollution and human health (September 21, 2022)
Live panel debate: Does peer review help or hinder science reporting? (September 21, 2022)
Building Trust in Science Communication: The role of journals and journalists, pre- and post-publication (September 22, 2022)
Ask the expert: A White House Q&A on monkeypox (September 22, 2022)
Infodemic! Is Misinformation Killing Us? (September 22, 2022)
UK Conference of Science Journalists 2022 (September 27, 2022)
Let's Get Social: Leveraging Social Media for Science (September 28, 2022)
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