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Covering Substance Use and Addiction Responsibly. “Good reporting on substance use and addiction is both accurate and sensitive, includes sources with lived experience without compounding their trauma, points out scientific limitations, explores how intersecting issues such as mental health and poverty are at play, and, when possible, frames stories around solutions and hope,” writes Rachel Crowell.
Webinar: Everything reporters need to know about a high-risk bio lab in Kansas. On May 24, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kan. The facility will monitor and respond to biological threats involving transboundary, emerging and zoonotic animal diseases.
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🪶Articles
The right way to make science known, and to bring it into people's lives. At the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Elisabetta Tola and Massimo Polidoro discuss the importance of talking about science, the difficulties that journalists and science communicators face in accurately conveying scientific information, and what still separates the scientific world from other aspects of social and political life, especially in Italy.
At KSJ’s 40th, Journalists Celebrate the Past and Look to the Future. On a chilly weekend in April, more than 250 former KSJ fellows returned to Cambridge to celebrate the programs’ four decades of existence. “It was a moment to celebrate a beacon of global science journalism — one that has helped [journalists] from more than 40 countries become sharper at their craft.”
🎬Videos
How I wrote my first book (non-fiction). In this video, Simon Clark talks about how he wrote his first book. It's a piece of non-fiction called Firmament, about the development of atmospheric science, bridging the gap between meteorology and climate change.
Climate Connections: Changing the Narrative. Moderated by Dr. Sweta Chakraborty, this exclusive panel expands upon the challenges and opportunities that exist at the intersection of the communications field and the climate crisis.
Confronting the link between climate change and infectious diseases. Disease transmission is closely linked to climate change — and warning signs are flashing red. A faculty panel explores the connections and looks at promising approaches for improving pathogen surveillance and reducing the risk of future pandemics during a May 8, 2023 symposium at Harvard Chan School.
Food security on a warming planet. Climate change is causing a devastating surge in food insecurity globally, as extreme weather events wipe out crops and deplete livestock and fisheries. It’s also driving mass migrations, causing humanitarian crises. Faculty experts outline the threats and explore interventions at a May 8, 2023 symposium at Harvard Chan School.
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