✍️Science Writing News Roundup #151
Learn about the key principles of artificial intelligence in journalism + How to communicate science stories clearly and creatively.
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🎨Resources
JournalismAI Discovery: Learn about the key principles of artificial intelligence in journalism in this free online course.
Reporting Guide to Holding Governments Accountable for Climate Change Pledges
TipSheet: Heat Warning — Expect Extreme Temps to be Local Story This Summer.
How to Communicate Science Stories Clearly and Creatively. Thanks to the internet, we have constant access to any information we want. However, a crowded information economy can also mean it is harder to win — and retain — your readers’ attention.
People on the Move: Reporting on Migration, Mobility and Displacement in the Age of Climate Change.
🎺Articles
Using the Ladder of Abstraction to Elevate Science Stories: The ladder of abstraction can help writers connect specific details with abstract concepts, both essential pieces of vivid stories. By charting a course up the ladder, writers can deepen readers’ understanding and make their stories more memorable.
The State of Science Reporting in Today’s Digital Media Landscape: Interviews With Scientists Who Use Sciline’s Service. Shifts in the media landscape, including an increased demand for science reporting in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, indicate a need to update our understanding of the relationships between scientists and journalists.
The New Nuclear Landscape: Earlier this year, Outrider announced a nuclear security reporting initiative, The New Nuclear Landscape, in collaboration with the Associated Press and the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The premise is simple: With journalists in nearly 100 countries, the AP will leverage its global reporting network to provide expanded explanatory, visual, enterprise, and investigative coverage to inform the general public about nuclear security issues. The New Nuclear Landscape project kicked off last week with two stories by Jon Gambrell: 1) An Iranian nuclear facility is so deep underground that U.S. airstrikes likely couldn’t reach it and 2) U.S. bomb designed to hit targets like Iran underground nuclear sites briefly reappears amid tensions.
Media Training for Scientists: Pt 2: Journalists, PIOs, and Staying Connected. In this article, Kenna Hughes-Castleberry discusses how scientists can connect with journalists or PIOs (Public Information Officers) and stay connected to share recent research and ideas.
🎧Videos
Talking Science to Non-Scientists: Tales From the Frontiers of Science Journalism
Science Books Unbound | India Science Book Fellowship Webinar
Cheap Fakes, Deep Fakes and Democracy: Detecting Fakes Online with Tim Redmond
Wildfire Lies: A Crash Course in Climate Misinformation (Part 1)
Science Journalists in MENA: Andrew J Wight (Freelance Science journalist & Vice-President of the Association of Colombian Science Journalists and Communicators) talks about how to how to pitch to a science editor.
Covering the COVID-19 and Mpox Transitions from Pandemic to Endemic – What Journalists Need to Know
🎯Opportunities
EJN is offering reporting grants to journalists from Indigenous and ethnic minority groups to support the production of in-depth stories that will call attention to climate justice, biodiversity and other issues related to the rights and well-being of Indigenous peoples and communities.
Calls for pitches to write about biotechnology, health, medicine, climate and the environment, and more + Courses, workshops, grants, fellowships, scholarships, and awards for science writers👉Bonus content for monthly supporters.
🗺️News
Meet Sachin Rawat: In May, freelance science writer Sachin Rawat visited the Complexity Science Hub to meet with their resident scientists.
📚Events
How to land a writing fellowship or grant: Join a Virtual Panel on "How to land a writing fellowship or grant" hosted by SWARM and featuring three expert panelists ranging from fellowship and grant awardees to managers. (June 16, 2023)
More events 👉Bonus content for monthly supporters.
🔬Jobs and internships
Communications Officer at The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (New York, NY)
Science writing jobs and internships👉Bonus content for monthly supporters.
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