✍️Science Writing News Roundup #177
New Master Class! How to Own a Science Beat + Apply for the Logan Science Journalism Program.
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🗺️Resources
New Master Class! How to Own a Science Beat: Science journalists tend to focus on specific topic areas, such as astronomy or health, and within those they often develop narrower specialties, such as exoplanets or health disparities. This free course will teach you to mine a “mini-beat” within science journalism.
A new book reveals journalists’ strategies for managing emotions and provides valuable tips: “If you are in an emotional situation, try to recognise what you feel,” says Maja Šimunjak, whose book is based on conversations with dozens of journalists.
6 story ideas in the 2023 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change report: Climate reports like the Lancet Countdown are large documents, laden with data, and can be difficult to summarize in one news story. But local journalists can look for specific issues that apply to their communities to produce stories that resonate with their audiences.
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🚀Opportunities
The Logan Science Journalism fellowships immerse journalists, writers, editors, and producers in hands-on training in biomedical or environmental research. Experience firsthand the life of a scientist and gain valuable insight into contemporary research approaches. Travel, room and board, and all program fees are covered for accepted fellows. The program runs May 13 to 23, 2024 at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, one of the most dynamic sites for scientific discovery in the world. Apply by Jan. 25 at mbl.edu/sjp
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📡Articles
Making the Leap: Six Journalists on Leaving a Staff Job to Freelance. Leaving a staff job to freelance sounds daunting, but for many science writers, it results in a richer career and a better work-life balance. Six journalists who have made the leap share their motivations for leaving and offer advice for anyone pondering a similar path.
Popular Science ends and science journalism keeps shrinking: This month, the 151-year-old legacy of Popular Science as readers know it is ending.
Robinson Meyer is demystifying what decarbonizing the economy really means: The Heatmap News cofounder wants to cover all of climate — not just science.
At the U.N.’s Climate Conference, There are Plenty of Hypocrisies for Journalists to Report On: Even the small victories require aggressive reporting and scrutiny.
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🦮Videos
On the Scene: Journalism, Science, and Media | National Science Policy Network - NSPN. What does it mean to be on the scene – in the action and wake – of making science journalism and science media? This webinar asked leading voices in science communication what it takes to share science to mass audiences within today's evolving media and journalistic landscapes.
The immigrant health beat: A practical and ethical guide | AHCJ Webinar
The Doctor Won’t See You Now: Combatting Racism in Health Care
SEJ Webinar: Covering the Energy Transition in Your Community
Gina Errico: Former LA Times Journalist and AAAS Fellow, Science Communicator, and Ecologist
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🎄Events
Science essentials for news editors (December 6, 2023)
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🐝Jobs
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