✍️Science Writing News Roundup #166
How to report better on artificial intelligence + Learning to explain well + AGU honors journalists Julia Rosen and Nicola Jones for excellence in science journalism.
Scientific sleuths spot dishonest ChatGPT use in papers: Manuscripts that don’t disclose AI assistance are slipping past peer reviewers. (Image: Unsplash).
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🖼️Resources
How to report better on artificial intelligence. In the past few months, we have been deluged with headlines about new AI tools and how much they are going to change society.
How to use ChatGPT and other generative AI tools in your newsrooms: This massive open online course (MOOC) will put aside the hype around AI and get down to the basic principles of how the technology works, how it might function in newsrooms and the ethical implications to consider when using it.
Environmental conservation in the farm bill: A research roundup.
Curbing the confusion: Strategies for covering the latest COVID booster shot approvals.
How to ramp up your coverage of teen pregnancy health risks. Pregnant teenagers face unique health risks compared to their older counterparts because, for one thing, their bodies are still developing.
Improving college student mental health: Research on promising campus interventions. Hiring more counselors isn’t enough to improve college student mental health, scholars warn.
How to pay freelancers more without increasing your newsroom budget: Follow these steps to create a more loyal, reliable, and productive contributor pool.
🏔️Articles
To cover climate change, journalists need to find creative ways to fund long-term reporting. Grants and fellowships offer chances to make the case for climate reporting in cash-strapped newsrooms, says Hellen Shikanda, a climate reporter at The Nation.
Sophie Yeo and collaborators bring the lost sounds of Britain’s forests back to life. Giuliana Viglione has a Q&A with environmental journalist and founder of the Inkcap Journal Sophie Yeo about how she partnered with an ecologist and an illustrator to bring to life the once flourishing forests of Britain in her May 2022 story.
How journalism should face the unchecked threats of generative AI. We need more copy editors, ‘truth beats’ and newsroom guidelines to combat artificial intelligence hallucinations.
To help journalists cover rising temperatures, newsrooms need to start with climate literacy. Journalists need training to get the science right—and avoid spreading misinformation, says Sahana Ghosh at Nature India.
🎫Opportunities
Calls for pitches to write about health, biodiversity, climate change, science, and more + Grants and fellowships for writers 👉Bonus content for monthly supporters.
🎙️Podcast
Learning to explain well, with BBC News presenter Ros Atkins (part one). Communicate with clarity and confidence, whether telling a news story or doing a job interview.
🎯News
AGU honors journalists Julia Rosen and Nicola Jones for excellence in science journalism: These two AGU journalism awards will be formally presented during AGU’s annual Honors Ceremony during #AGU23. Nominations for next year’s journalism awards will open in early 2024.
Pulitzer Center Announces the 2023-2024 Cohort of AI Accountability Fellows. Eight journalists based in five continents have been selected to spend the next 10 months investigating the impact of AI technologies on their communities.
🌕Events
Heat, Smoke and Climate Justice: A conversation for journalists, scientists and everyone else (September 28, 2023)
More events: Bonus content for monthly supporters.
📮Jobs and internships
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