✍️Science Writing News Roundup #117 (October 1, 2022)
How to break into English-speaking media as a non-native-English speaker + What is the next global threat?
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How to Break into English-Speaking Media as a Non-Native-English Speaker: The Open Notebook has a great new story meant to be a guide to encourage and empower journalists whose first language may not be English but who are looking to pitch to English-speaking media. Plus, it includes advice for editors open to working with non-Native speakers. The story includes perspectives from writers and editors from Indonesia, Italy, India, Costa Rica, Brazil, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Malaysia, the U.S. and Mexico. (Photo by Juliana Kozoski on Unsplash)
☕️Opportunities
Calls for pitches: Opportunities to write about COP27, wildlife, health, science in general, the environment, and more + Grants and fellowships for journalists👉Bonus content for monthly supporters.
Science Journalism Initiative: The European Research Council will support an organization or a consortium of organizations to set up a funding scheme that would facilitate 3-5-month stays of journalists at research institutions.
Professional Development Grants for Environmental Journalism in Europe: Organizations and companies can apply with a project proposal for collective development and support services for environmental investigative journalism.
East Africa Biodiversity Story Grants: Internews’ Earth Journalism Network is seeking to award 10 journalists with grants of up to $1,200 to produce in-depth biodiversity and conservation feature stories in East Africa.
🪴Articles
Food insecurity and food deserts in the US: A research roundup and explainer. The food landscape in the U.S. has changed since the first White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health was held 53 years ago. The Journalist's Resource summarized several studies that show the link between food insecurity and health and include resources for journalists.
🪸News
Shortlist for 2022 Royal Society Science Book Prize announced: There are two debut authors on the list: award-winning physician and researcher Professor Rose Anne Kenny and Professor Peter Stott, who has played a leading role in the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
⛵️Tweets
🎬Videos
Building Trust in Science Communication: The Role of Journals & Journalists, Pre-& Post-Publication
Science Communication Day 2022 (with Carl Zimmer, Science Writer at The New York Times)
Covering the Solutions - Press Panel: Journalists explore what makes a great story, share the worst press releases they’ve received and help plot climate coverage that’s solutions-orientated.
Talking Shop | Making Climate Part of Our Midterms Reporting
Covering Climate Solutions: Indigenous Communities and Nature-Based Approaches
In At Home on an Unruly Planet, science journalist Madeline Ostrander reflects on the climate crisis not as an abstract scientific or political problem but as a palpable force that is now affecting all of us at home.
📚Events
Covering the Trans Health Crisis (October 3, 2022)
What is the next global threat? (October 4, 2022)
The Wilder Penfield Lecture: How to Share Science and Fight Misinformation with Laura Helmuth, Editor-in-chief of Scientific American (October 4, 2022)
Webinar on Indigenous Land Rights and Extractive Industry Impacts (October 6, 2022)
Navigating freelance contracts (October 6, 2022)
Virtual Workshop on the Human Cost of Climate Change (October 7, 2022)
Why do we keep blowing it? Covid, monkeypox and the next pandemic (October 18, 2022)
MediaFest22 at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, D.C. (October 27-30, 2022)
📣Jobs and internships
👉 Journalist (food, land and nature) at Carbon Brief (Remote)
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