✍️Science Writing News Roundup #171
A Writer’s Guide to Being Edited + Data Analysis and Visualization Tools for Science Writers.
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⚙️Resources
Roundtable: A Writer’s Guide to Being Edited. Humberto Basilio asked a group of seasoned journalists how writers can approach the editing process to make it run as smoothly as possible—while keeping their writerly voice and self-confidence intact.
Dealing with disruption: How to make a book when life keeps getting in the way.
Here’s your handy doomsday dataviz dashboard: We’re not ready to declare doomsday just yet. But environmental journalists may as well get ready for the possibility they’ll have to explain the end of the world as breaking news to an anxious public.
Science writers share advice on how to manage their brains and find grace: The human brain can be frustrating, but there are some tricks to working with (or around) its quirks. Sometimes it takes a village.
Bluesky waitlist for journalists: How can I get an invite? Fill out the waitlist for journalists here with your email address.
(The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2023)
🌱Articles
How to build a successful science writing internship program: Internships can play a pivotal role in a budding science writer’s career. But creating a successful internship program from scratch — or revamping an existing one — is a daunting task for any publication or institution.
Ignition: What sparked M.R. O’Connor to write a book about fire? Former Knight Science Journalism Fellow M.R. O'Connor says that authoring "Ignition" changed her vision of the history, and future, of fire on the landscape.
Climate journalists are struggling. Newsrooms should develop a mental health strategy to help them cope. It’s time to recognise that climate reporting can have a serious mental impact, says Seigonie Mohammed at CCN TV6 in Trinidad and Tobago.
ChatGPT is now online: here’s a look at how it browses and reports the latest news. As the popular chatbot gets access to up-to-date information, the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism asked it questions about different news stories to see how it fared.
🎧Videos and Podcasts
Climate change and societal impacts: Where we've been, where we are, and where we are going.
When facts are not enough: Insights from COVID-19 to build trust in science.
🔭Opportunities
Fellowships, grants, and awards for writers + Calls for pitches to write about science👉Bonus content for monthly supporters.
📆Events
Science Journalism Forum (October 23-26, 2023)
Data Analysis and Visualization Tools for Science Writers (October 31, 2023)
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🌏Jobs
Communications Manager for the EBRAINS Research Infrastructure, EBRAINS AISBL, Brussels, Belgium.
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