✍️Science Writing News Roundup #174
5 reasons news stories about research need source diversity + 2023 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award winners named.
5 reasons news stories about research need source diversity: Many journalists work hard to include people from different backgrounds in stories about local issues and events, but might not realize source diversity is also important in stories about science and research. Here are five reasons why. (Image: Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)
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⏰Resources
Investigative science reporting can be daunting. Here are some tips from journalists who have thrived and survived the beat. Interested in diving into complex, investigative stories? Peter Aldhous has bad news for you.
“18 Tools I Use Every Day as a Science Writer and Marketer” - A glimpse into The Science Marketer's arsenal to save your precious time.
🧭Articles
Opinion | We’re not ready for a major shift in visual journalism. As generative AI tools proliferate, we desperately need conversations about how it will shape our world.
Covering food systems — the next climate action battleground. There is now a growing awareness within the media industry that “bothsidesism” — or false balance reporting — on climate change undermines science, confuses people and delays much-needed action.
Reporting on environmental solutions and equity — at a watershed scale. When it comes to covering large rivers, journalists have untapped opportunities to trace how water moves across the landscape, communities, industries and regulatory schemes.
Alumni Notes: Facing health fears, fresh stories on climate, and more: A recurring roundup of news about former KSJ Fellows, featuring Federico Kukso's compendium of what the fellows have been writing.
Storygram: B. “Toastie” Oaster’s “Pacific Lamprey’s Ancient Agreement with Tribes Is the Future of Conservation.” By questioning cultural assumptions about what counts as valid information, writers can cover scientific knowledge more accurately, equitably, and ultimately more usefully for our readers, writes Maya L. Kapoor.
🎬Videos
Connector Chat: How to find and apply for fellowships for science journalists.
Fighting fake news: identifying and addressing scientific misinformation.
Press Briefing: Understanding Carbon Dioxide Removal Before COP28.
Journeys into the Wilderness: Interview with Explorer and Science Writer Jon Waterman.
Virtual Science Writers Conference: Obesity Treatments and Heart Health.
🎂Opportunities
The ScienceWrite Programme, supported by the Royal Society, aims to help early-stage science writers - based in the UK - to advance their professional development. If you have an idea for a book, an article for a journal, a blog, or another writing project and need some intel and support, you've come to the right place!
Calls for pitches to write about science and technology + Workshops, fellowships and awards for science writers 👉Bonus content for monthly supporters.
🖼️News
2023 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award winners named: Stories about troubling aspects of science’s past as well as some hopeful signs for its future are among the winners of the 2023 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards.
Long COVID, AI, UFOs and more: Reporters cover ScienceWriters2023: As experts spoke on topics ranging from environmental disaster response and quantum computers to long COVID, 14 intrepid reporters fanned out across the ScienceWriters2023 conference in Colorado, covering each event in CASW’s 61st annual New Horizons in Science briefings.
Writer on Dek: 2023 NASW Perlman Virtual Mentoring Program offers student journalism opportunities and summer awards. The National Association of Science Writers and its Education Committee have published their latest Student Newsroom and announced their three Summer Writing Awards winners — marking the conclusion of the 2023 NASW Perlman Virtual Mentoring Program.
ScienceWriters2023 plenary shines light on fight for Indigenous media freedoms. At the ScienceWriters2023 national meeting in Boulder, Colorado, freelance journalist Virginia Gewin moderated a plenary session called “Indigenous Media Freedom” on October 9.
🥤Events
Speed-career advice for student science journalists (November 16, 2023)
More events 👉 Bonus content for monthly supporters.
🙌Jobs and internships
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