✍️Science Writing News Roundup #64 (October 2, 2021)
What even counts as science writing anymore? + Visualizing Climate Change is live!
New award to honor science journalist Sharon Begley. The CASW award will provide a $20,000 grant to a mid-career science journalist whose work exhibits the high standards Begley’s reporting embodied.
🎁 Opportunities
Applications are now open for the 2022 Mass Media Fellowship! If you're a STEM student or postdoc in the US who wants to write about the top science stories next summer, consider applying before January 2nd, 2022!
The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at the Poynter Institute will distribute $800,000 in grant support to fact-checkers, climate organizations, and solution providers working to combat false and misleading information about climate change.
Apply now for The Best of the Northwest Science Writing Awards. Awards will be given in two categories: journalism and institutional writing.
👨🌾 Resources
Visualizing Climate Change is live! Together, Climate Visuals and TED Countdown have released 100 photographs that showcase climate solutions alongside the global impact of climate change.
📣 Articles
What even counts as science writing anymore? “The pandemic made it clear that science touches everything, and everything touches science,” writes Ed Yong of The Atlantic.
How a top explanatory reporter does emotional interviews: With empathy. Pulitzer Prize winner Ed Yong of The Atlantic takes the same open approach with COVID scientists and frontline nurses.
Elizabeth Holmes’ trial a reminder to never fall for the hype. “We have warned journalists and the general public for years – whenever you hear about a ‘simple test,’ run for the hills because there’s no such thing,” says Gary Schwitzer, publisher of HealthNewsReview.org
A day in the life of Sarah Lewin Frasier. Sarah is the assistant news editor at Scientific American. She plans, assigns, and edits the Advances section of the monthly magazine.
What I learned as a health care reporter in Afghanistan. “The small but dedicated medical community offer the tiniest hope in a future that otherwise appears bleak,” writes Ruchi Kumar.
⛵️ News
The National Association of Science Writers announced the winners of the 2021 Excellence in Institutional Writing Awards, and the winners of the 2021 Science in Society Journalism Awards.
The Royal Society has revealed the shortlist for the Royal Society Science Book Prize 2021. The winner will be revealed at a ceremony in London in November. They will receive a cheque for £25,000, with £2,500 awarded to each of the five shortlisted authors.
🎥 Videos
The fundamentals of science, from funding to publishing. The industry of science is built on basic principles of funding, research and publishing. Learn about these fundamentals, how they work, the way they shape science, and how to use this understanding to better inform the public.
A virtual conversation with Carl Zimmer. Award-winning science journalist Carl Zimmer talks to SWINY co-chair about the 3rd edition of his book, A Planet of Viruses.
🎫 Events
ScienceWriters2021 (September 28 - October 8, 2021)
Long Haulers and COVID-19: A Virtual Conversation with Dr. Greg Vanichkachorn, Mayo Clinic (October 5, 2021)
The Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards (October 6, 2021)
AAAS Kavli Lecture: A Conversation With STAT’s Helen Branswell (October 6, 2021)
Dr. Amy Kirby: Sewage surveillance for COVID (October 6, 2021)
Fellowships, Opportunities and the Future of Science Journalism (October 7, 2021)
Science museums and the “culture war” (October 7, 2021)
Freelancer Focus with Science Journalist Kate Ravilious (October 7, 2021)
Discovering science through children’s non-fiction picture books (October 9, 2021)
Jornalismo científico: Da pandemia à crise climática, como melhorar a cobertura de ciência (October 11 - November 7, 2021)
Dr. Miyuki Hino: After climate-linked disasters, rebuild or move on? (October 12, 2021)
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2021 (October 14, 2021)
Exploring Links Between California’s Fires and Climate Change (October 20, 2021)
👑 Jobs and Internships
Communications Officer, IN-PART, Remote
Communications Intern, Union of Concerned Scientists, Cambridge, MA
Biotech Writer, The Boston Globe, Boston, MA
Science & Healthcare Reporter, GenomeWeb, US-based
Senior Writer/Editor, Science and Research Communications, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Assistant Managing Editor of Climate and Environment, WBUR, Boston, MA
Senior Editor, Health, Science & Climate, TIME, New York City, NY
Environment Correspondent, The Guardian, London, UK
Assistant Science Editor, LabX Media Group, Canada/US
Associate Multimedia Editor/Multimedia Editor, Scientific American, New York, NY
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