✍️Science Writing News Roundup #154
The 34 elements that make up popular science texts + Simple search hacks.
How non-Western journalists enriched coverage of the global pandemic. Mahima Jain and Jennifer Ugwa write about how journalists and fact-checkers in India, Kenya, Nigeria, China, Peru, Colombia, and the Philippines tailored coverage of a global pandemic to their unique, regional audiences. “Taken together,” Mahima and Jen write, “their contributions offer valuable lessons on earning communities’ trust in a time of crises.” Photo by Kyle Glenn on Unsplash.
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📋Resources
The 34 elements that make up popular science texts: How are popular science texts constructed to present research findings in an understandable and interesting way? The book Re-presenting Research details 34 textual strategies that are used often in popular science texts, as well as a framework to analyze these texts. The book acts as a guide for anyone working with or on science communication and science journalism – whether it is to analyze it or learn about it. Published open access.
Simple search hacks: a round-up of search hacks that make research easier and more efficient.
What is generative AI and why is it suddenly everywhere? Here’s how tools like ChatGPT and Dall-E work. Artificial intelligence has existed for years. But generative AI, a subset of the field, recently has propelled the technology into public view.
In case you missed it: How to get a book deal in science/tech (and then write it). Here are ten things a budding author needs to consider, from initial proposal through to post-release publicity.
📌News
Winners of the 2023 SJAA grants program announced. The Science Journalists Association of Australia is proud to announce the winners of the 2023 SJAA Grants Program.
Announcing the Finalists for the 2023 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards. Honoring the best climate reporting from around the world.
👩🔬Videos and podcasts
How to Investigate Supply Chains & Products | Mongabay Webinars. The panel of this Mongabay webinar features journalists and data experts who work on monitoring, investigating, and reporting on the supply chain of global market commodities. If you have a story idea you'd like to pitch to Mongabay, please head to Mongabay.org, click on "opportunities" scroll down the page and click on the corresponding project that matches your story idea.
Interview with Mara Johnson-Groh (Award-Winning NASA Science Writer) by Rishika Porandla. Mara Johnson-Groh is an award-winning science writer at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. She has also taken photographs and written science news articles for dozens of magazines and online publications.
Science at the Edge: The AI Revolution and Misinformation. From bias issues to accountability and media ethics, learn how AI will impact our ability to trust information in an increasingly polarized world.
🗃️Opportunities
Apply for Mongabay's Y. Eva Tan Conservation Reporting Fellowship! The program will provide opportunities for journalists from biodiversity hotspots in tropical countries to report on critical environmental issues, gaining valuable training, experience, and credibility that will help them advance their careers in journalism and communications.
Deadline Approaching: AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards Seek Scientists as Screeners. The AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards program is seeking Ph.D. scientists or experts in their field to serve as screeners for the 2023 contest, which is open to journalists from around the world.
Call for pitches to write about animals, floods, health, science, and more + Fellowships, courses, awards, and prizes for writers 👉Bonus content for monthly supporters.
🗓️Events
Using metrics to write compelling climate change narratives: a workshop for journalists (London, UK, July 5, 2023)
More events 👉Bonus content for monthly supporters.
🧰Jobs and internships
Science writing jobs and internships👉Bonus content for monthly supporters.
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