✍️Science Writing News Roundup #181
What editors want (beyond a good story) + Intro to Children's Science Podcasting.
Journalist Madeline Ostrander, On Finding Power in Personal Climate Narratives. The Knight Science Journalism Fellow emphasizes the need for community-level climate adaptation and recalls her previous reporting on local climate resilience. (Graphic includes original headshot of Madeline Ostrander by Leise Jones. Source: Knight Science Journalism @ MIT)
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🔭Articles
An Antidote to the Minimization of the Long Covid Crisis: Why the founders of The Sick Times have made it their mission to report on overlooked perspectives from Covid long haulers.
AI is hot, telehealth is not: Health IT predictions for 2024. What’s likely to happen in the health IT space this year? Here are some trends to watch.
Which rights do AI and journalists have in common? “The real question at hand is whether artificial intelligence should have the same right that journalists and we all have: the right to read, the right to learn, the right to use information once known.”
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🧭Resources
What editors want (beyond a good story): Journalism is about bringing stories to the public. And for freelancers, a crucial part of the reporting process is securing commissions. Building successful working relationships with editors is imperative, as a result.
Launch of STEM-AUTHOR Mailing List: This mailing list hopes to act as a place for those engaged or interested in writing STEM books to discuss and share experiences, training, and opportunities. The list is open to academic works, general audience, children and everything in between so if you’re interested or involved in writing STEM books then please join the list and become part of the new community.
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💻Videos and Podcasts
Intro to Children's Science Podcasting Pt 1 - The Basics Feat. Sanden Totten (Brains On!)
Emerging Form Episode 103: Rebecca Boyle on Finding Her Argument. How does one go from writing articles to writing a full book? How does this change creative rhythms of research, scheduling and writing? In this episode of Emerging Form, they speak with journalist Rebecca Boyle whose first book, OUR MOON: How Earth’s Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are comes out January 16.
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📡Opportunities
The Solutions Journalism Network is recruiting individual journalists with a demonstrated interest in covering climate or the environment to join its second annual Climate Solutions Cohort, running from March 2024 to November 2024. This fellowship is virtual (you can live and work anywhere in the U.S.) and comes with a $3,000 stipend. Freelance journalists and those working full-time for publications are welcome to apply, and they welcome journalists working in any medium.
Submit by February 1: Entries open for NASW journalism awards and institutional writing awards. The National Association of Science Writers and its Awards Committee once again welcome entries for its Science in Society (SIS) Journalism Awards and its Excellence in Institutional Writing Awards (EIWA).
Outrider is looking for under-reported narratives about climate change and nuclear issues. Typically, their word counts run between 1,000-1,200 words, but they're open to pitches out of that range. The standard rate is $1,000 per story.
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📅Events
Professional Development Boot Camp with Jamie Zvirzdin (January 21-28, 2024)
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🗺️Jobs
Science Communications Manager at The American Physical Society (APS) (Remote)
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