✍️Science Writing News Roundup #168
Apply for a $5000 Reporting Grant + The Art of Crafting Effective Interview Questions + Long COVID: An explainer and research roundup.
The Art of Crafting Effective Interview Questions: An interview can seem like a catch-22. How do you choose the right questions to ask when you don’t yet know what the person has to tell you? (Image: Unsplash)
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🤖Opportunities
Apply for a $5000 Reporting Grant – Applications Due November 5, 2023. The Good Science Project–Johns Hopkins MA in Science Writing Fellowship aims to improve science journalism and science itself by providing $5,000 reporting grants for feature-length magazine articles on the funding and practice of science in the United States. Grants will support articles that reveal flaws in current science policy, practice, or funding and identify ways these challenges might be overcome.
The Science Journalists MENA Forum presents the comprehensive training program: The Media Road to the Climate Conference (COP28). This program includes 11 training sessions presented by a select group of trainers in environmental journalism and academics.
Calls for pitches to write about science, and more + Awards, grants and workshops for writers 👉Bonus content for monthly supporters.
🧰Resources
Introduction to the AI Safety Summit: The AI Safety Summit will focus on how to best manage the risks from the most recent advances in AI. In the road to the summit, there will be several opportunities for people to contribute to an inclusive debate.
Long COVID: An explainer and research roundup. Researchers are working to better understand the physical and mental health problems some people can experience long after first getting infected with COVID-19.
Get to know the ACS Inclusivity Style Guide: Research has shown that stereotyped language can do harm. In contrast, more inclusive language can create positive change (for example, more gender-neutral language can reduce bias).
Applying for the Oxford Climate Journalism Network: Everything you need to know.
How to start preparing for your newsroom disaster response. It’s time to start planning for the unexpected.
🌱Articles
Welcome to the 'Dark Side': An insight into commercial science and health communications. In this webinar, the ABSW sought to dispel some of the misconceptions around commercial communications by giving two industry writers a platform to share their experience with migrating to and working in the commercial science and health industry.
How federal missteps opened door to COVID misinformation: Anti-vaxxers, others benefited from mistrust engendered by early stumbles in messaging about virus, prevention, reporter says.
Top data sources can help cover the larger wildfire story. Wildfires are bad news. But after the flames are out and the devastation is faced, a big part of the story is about how big the fire was and how wildfire is worsening.
To cover climate equity well, journalists must maintain mental health. Covering environmental and climate justice is hard work. It’s emotional. Holding space for these stories doesn't get easier.
🛤️Videos
🎧News
Filmmaker Michael Werner to Kick Off 2023 AAAS Kavli Lecture Series. Michael Werner, a documentary filmmaker, will open the 2023 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award lecture series on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at Emerson College in Boston. His talk will be the first of three such lectures this fall.
🎬Events
Celebrating the life of Mohammed Yahia 1982-2023 (October 13, 2023)
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