✍️Science Writing News Roundup #79 (February 9, 2022)

Submit a session proposal for ScienceWriters2022

Sharon Dunwoody, Evjue-Bascom Professor Emerita of the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication and a leader in science communication research, died February 4, 2022, after undergoing treatment for cancer in recent months.

🎨 Opportunities

• Submit a session proposal for ScienceWriters2022.

Covering Climate Now @CoveringClimate

CALLING ALL JOURNALISTS! The 2022 #CCNowAwards submission period is now open. We invite reporters from around the world & across newsroom beats to submit their work as we celebrate exemplary coverage of the defining story of our time. Apply today: bit.ly/3oit5Zo

Hakai Magazine @hakaimagazine

🗣️Our Immersive Journalism Fellowship application is now open to early-career journalists seeking mentorship in science news, long-form, or editing. Please share! 🌊two six-month positions 🌊$3,500 CAD per month 🌊based in Victoria, BC Apply by Feb 24: tula.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?…

🔖 Articles

• Interview: Fredrick Mugira “defamiliarizes” stories of the Nile. Mugira talks with Abhaya Raj Joshi about his experience in science journalism and in building Water Journalists Africa and setting up its flagship project, InfoNile.

• Getting personal about climate change made me a better reporter. Journalists need to start demanding solutions and stop worrying about bad-faith critics, writes Sammy Roth.

• A day in the life of Emiliano Rodríguez Mega: Get to know the talented science journalist and audio producer whose work spans science-focused publications like Nature, Science, Scientific American, The Associated Press, and other outlets.

• Reporters and scientists point out how to improve coverage of COVID-19 in global webinar by Knight Center, UNESCO and WHO.

💡News

• 2022 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award finalists announced.

• New mentorship program extends the benefits of the AAAS Mass Media Fellowship.

• Carl Smith named “Journalist in Residence” at HITS. The Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) gives science journalists the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of computer-based, data-driven science with a longer stay at the institute.

🧰 Resources

• Here’s a good guide to the obstacles in climate change coverage, and how to overcome them.

Science Journalism Forum @ScienceJF

The KSJ@MIT Fact-checking workshop is coming back this April. Attendees will enhance their understanding of editorial fact-checking and learn how to fact-check their work as a science writer or editor. Deadline: 25 February Apply now: ksjfactcheck.org/webinar/ksjmit… #KSJatMIT

NYT Learning Network @NYTimesLearning

How do science writers translate complex, often technical developments in #STEM into writing that any reader can understand and relate to? Two former New York Times journalists share tips to help students sharpen their informational writing skills.

nyti.msWant to Write About Science? Former New York Times Journalists Give Advice.In five short videos, Nicholas St. Fleur and Katherine J. Wu share tips to help students sharpen their informational writing skills.

KSJ at MIT @KSJatMIT

Are you a journalist who's new to a science-related beat? KSJ's free resources on "Being a Science Journalist" can offer guidance on learning the craft of science writing, finding career opportunities, and much more. bit.ly/347GKv6

💻 Videos

• Wolfgang Blau on climate change: journalism’s greatest challenge

• Media briefing: Methane emissions in the United States

• Become a Jedi Writer (by Dennis Meredith)

• The Fight Against Vaccine Misinformation: A Virtual Conversation with Dr. John Moore

• Vaccine Equity & Implications for Global Health

🗺️ Events

• Fighting Disinformation & Misinformation: The Role of the Journalist (February 10, 2022)

• From Doomsday to Hope: Covering Solutions to the Climate and Energy Crisis (February 10, 2022)

• Press briefing: The Best Climate Science You’ve Never Heard Of (February 17, 2022)

• AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards Ceremony (February 18, 2022)

• Santa Fe Science Writing Workshop (May 2-7, 2022)

The Science Literacy Foundation @sci_project

West Coast Climate Crisis Symposium: A day-long conference about the crucial role of science journalists in offering solutions to the #ClimateCrisis. SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, June 4th, 8:30AM – 6PM 👉mailchi.mp/303ef55a0304/s… @SciWriteSoCal

📻 Jobs and internships

• Staff Writer, LiveScience.com, Atlanta, GA

• Editorial Intern - Summer Internship, Slate, DC/NY

• Sr. Science Writer/Editor, Biotech Communications, Ten Bridge Communications, Boston, MA or Remote in the US

• Science/Medical Editor for Central and Eastern Europe, Free Press for Eastern Europe

• Summer Intern – Science Communications, The Allen Institute, Washington, DC

• Writer, MIT News Office, Cambridge, MA

• Science writing and communications intern, The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, US-based

• News Intern, Nature Magazine, Washington, DC

• Deputy News Editor, Diversity, Science, Remote, US

• Science Reporter, The Washington Post, Washington, DC

• Freelance science writer, University of Cambridge/The Naked Scientists, UK-based

• Assistant Editors, Footnote, Remote

• Diverse Voices in Science Journalism Internship, Science, Washington, DC

• Social Media Manager, HHMI, Chevy Chase, MD

• Social Media Manager, LiveScience & Space.com, Atlanta, GA

• Postdoctoral Fellowship in Science Writing and Research Communication, The University of Idaho, Moscow, ID

• Science Writer / Science Communicator, The Luxembourg National Research Fund, Luxembourg

• More jobs 👉 Science Writing News Roundup #78

👉 Don’t miss any updates from the Science Writing News Roundup:

Thanks for reading. How about sharing this with a friend? Worried you missed something? See previous newsletters here. What would you like to see in the newsletter? Please send me your suggestions by replying to this email: sciencewriting@substack.com😃

Amber Buck @ambi24

We're developing a science writing course for our new undergrad concentration in Digital, Public, and Professional Writing. I'm interested in all kinds of examples of similar classes. Where should I look, and how do you teach science writing?