✍️Science Writing News Roundup #86 (March 27, 2022)
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🧭 Resources
Pitch writing for non-fiction picturebooks: A course by Isabel Thomas, Science Writer and Children's Book Author.
Professional/short course at UWE Bristol: Applied Science Communication: Online and Media Writing. This 15 credit Masters level online module will introduce you to science writing techniques that are suitable for non-academic audiences.
A new free online course in Spanish and Portuguese: Learn to be an entrepreneur and launch a sustainable and independent digital media outlet in new free online course.
Course: Is the threat of nuclear terrorism real? Join former Secretary of Defense William Perry and a team of international experts to explore the reality of the risks, and what can be done to prevent catastrophe.
🏞️ Videos
🍯 Articles
Serving up snippets of science in short videos: Carolyn Wilke (in her final story as a TON fellow) explores the art of making short science videos, whether as standalone works or as part of text-based stories. (Hint: You don't need to be a videographer to do this!)
Lessons from the COVID data wizards: Data dashboards have been an important part of pandemic response and planning. What have their developers learnt about communicating science in a crisis?
How Science News has been a training ground for young science journalists.
How can journalism get better at covering climate change? Being a bummer might help.
Agencia Bori: Bridging the gap between science and journalism in Brazil.
🗓️ Events
All We Can Save: The Power of Stories with Kendra Pierre-Louis (March 29, 2022)
Transgender teens and gender-affirming care: What reporters need to know (March 29, 2022)
How to Break Into Content Strategy (March 29, 2022)
‘Building Resilience: Climate Crises and Green Transition’ (March 29, 2022)
The Society of Environmental Journalists Annual Conference (March 30-April 3, Houston, Texas)
The Arab Forum of Science Media and Communication is organizing a virtual workshop on "Basics of Science Media" in Arabic (March 30, 2022)
Press Briefing: Democracy, the Climate Crisis and the Role of Civil Society (March 31, 2022)
Who Gets to Speak in News Coverage? Solidarity Reporting on Trans Issues (March 31, 2022)
Science Communication Workshop: Four experts discuss strategies and challenges for effective science communication in today's policy and media landscape. (April 1, 2022)
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Social media editor, NY
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