Science writers selected for 2023-24 Taylor/Blakeslee Graduate Fellowships: Six writers have been awarded prestigious Taylor/Blakeslee University Fellowships for the 2023-24 academic year from the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing. In addition, the foundation awarded a seventh fellowship to a candidate whose interests are focused on physical science. (From left to right: Alastair Bitsóí, Sarah Hopkins, Joseph Howlett, Mennatalla Ibrahim, Alix Soliman, Andrea Tamayo, Chiara Villanueva. Image: CASW)
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⚛️Opportunities
Covering the Atomic File – Call for Applications. A three-and-a-half day interactive workshop for early career journalists to bring better reporting to renewed nuclear tensions, from June 7 – 10, 2023. Atomic Reporters, with the support of the Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY) and in collaboration with the Outrider Foundation, invites US-based staff and freelance journalists, working for national and international media, to participate in a three-and-a-half day intensive workshop in New Mexico, all expenses covered. The course will revisit the nuclear file and bring more understanding and better reporting to an existential threat that shows no signs of going away.
Book your place (in person or online) at this year's Science & Technology Journalism Summer School. Considering a career in science journalism? Taken a career break and want to get back into the field? Thinking of moving to the science or tech beat? Gain new skills and insights and get the chance to network with key editors and journalists at the ABSW Science & Technology Journalism Summer School, June 27, 2023.
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🧰Resources
Responding to media layoffs, NASW debuts “Science Writers Roundtable” series with three webinars offering career support. These panel discussions will focus on the urgent need to help professional journalists and writers navigate unplanned transitions in their career and craft.
How freelancers can find and keep accountability partners. Freelance journalists usually work alone, often at home, without support from workplace colleagues. An accountability partner can help with workplace isolation.
Eating disorders doubled at 38 US pediatric hospitals the first year of COVID-19, study finds. A biostatistician at Boston Children’s Hospital explains the findings and offers advice on reporting on eating disorders among children and teenagers.
🗺️Articles
Expanding the Geographical Borders of Your Source List. The skew toward English-speaking researchers in English-speaking countries biases the papers that search engines turn up—and, therefore, the types of science that get written about. There’s an especially serious lack of visibility for researchers in countries that are part of the Global South, writes Karen Emslie.
How the AAAS Mass Media Fellowship Helped Dr. Vanessa Vieites Become a Science Writer. Bridging the gap between scientists and journalists, the AAA Mass Media Fellowship places scientists, engineers, and mathematicians at various media organizations across the United States to learn how to communicate their technical knowledge to the public.
🎞️Videos/Podcasts
AI Myths and Misconceptions: Here are some AI myths getting in the way of making progress.
Journalism and science: narratives of climate change | Sarah Kaplan and Anna Pirani. Public awareness of climate change calls for close collaboration among many skills, disciplines and knowledge.
🖥️Events
How to land a writing fellowship or grant: Get tips from the experts on how to nab your next scicomm opportunity. (June 16, 2023)
The rise of satellite imagery in environmental storytelling. EUMETSAT will bring together journalists, researchers and anyone who is interested in visualising Earth Observation data for a series of online workshops.
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