✍️Science Writing News Roundup #190
The Challenge of Science Communication in the Age of AI + The Power of Investigative Reporting.
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👩💻Articles
How BBC Newsnight Exposed British Healthcare Scandals: Reporters and editors from BBC's flagship investigations program, Newsnight, share some lessons learned from three standout investigations into misconduct and breakdowns in the UK's National Health Service.
The Challenge of Science Communication in the Age of AI: There are exciting possibilities, but we are also facing a deafening cacophony of scientific communication, and much of it will not be positive.
A Day in the Life of Esther Landhuis: A slow and deep thinker, Esther Landhuis holds an immunology PhD and writes about biomedicine for Undark, Scientific American, Nature, and other outlets.
AI detection tools for audio deepfakes fall short. How 4 tools fare and what we can do instead. Technology for deepfake detection is improving, but experts say tools for audio deepfake detection lag behind.
The Power of Investigative Reporting: A Conversation with Peter Whoriskey. The Knight Science Journalism Fellow recounts how asking deeper questions led him to a career investigating some of the world's most powerful people and institutions.
How Does Science Misinformation Affect Americans from Underrepresented Communities? New Boston University-led research suggests false information festers due to structural dynamics, including historic discrimination.
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👏News
Marine Biological Laboratory Announces 2024 Logan Science Journalism Fellows: Now in its 37th year, the Logan Science Journalism Program provides journalists with immersive, hands-on research training, giving them invaluable insight into the practice of science as well as some of the major news stories of today.
Hope, Energy, and Immense Support: NASW Diversity Summer Fellowship uplifts science writing trainees. Administered by the NASW Diversity Committee, the program provides an extra financial boost for those pursuing summer internships in science journalism, writing, and communications. For the seven recipients of the 2023 NASW Diversity Summer Fellowship, the funds went a long way to support day-to-day needs and career beginnings.
🔬Opportunities
The National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications are for individuals who are working on the frontlines of science communication, science journalism, or practicing research, and who can demonstrate the potential or ability to develop high-quality, engaging science communications or reporting. Entries must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET, March 31, 2024.
Call for Applications: Himalayan Climate Boot Camp 2024 is taking place at the Pyramid Laboratory and observatory/ Everest Base Camp from May 02 to 13, 2024. This boot camp is designed to equip the selected Science journalists from The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries with advanced science reporting skills, enabling them to cover climate stories with evidence-based precision.
ComSciCon provides graduate student attendees with a one-of-a-kind opportunity to meet early career leaders in Science Communication, learn from and interact with a remarkable group of invited experts, and produce an original work communicating complex technical concepts from science and engineering to a new audience. This year's workshop will be hosted at Emerson College in Boston, MA from Wednesday July 24th to Saturday July 27th. The application deadline is March 22nd, 2024 at 11:59 PM (ET).
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🎞️Videos
John D. Sutter on the Sharon Begley Science Reporting Award.
SEJ Webinar: Stopping Climate Action Mis-Information — How Is the Media Complicit and What Can Journalists Do? Here is a link to the video recording.
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🗺️Events
SCIENCE TALK ’24 (April 11-12, 2024 Tiffany Center, Portland, OR…and virtually everywhere April 3-12!)
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