✍️Science Writing News Roundup #90 (April 15, 2022)
A new magazine delves into the ways that people consume wrong information.
A new magazine delves into the ways that people consume wrong information. OpenMind Magazine launched just a month ago, with a goal of “tackling science controversies and deceptions.”
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🧰 Tips
A key to clear, accessible writing: When you use comparisons, similes or metaphors, you need to consider who you’re trying to reach, and use language that makes your story more — not less — accessible.
Reporting that hits home: Covering science for local audiences. Aparna Nathan writes about the challenges and rewards of covering science for local audiences.
Trauma-informed journalism: What it is, why it’s important and tips for practicing it. Experts and journalists who have researched and worked with trauma survivors say that practicing trauma-informed journalism not only leads to better, more accurate stories, but also helps protect survivors from further harm.
Talking about climate change is depressing. Does it have to be? One of society’s greatest threats often instills fear and hopelessness in readers, but journalism can offer new possibilities through language use and framing.
☕️ Opportunities
Calls for pitches: Opportunities to write about 1) Biology, 2) Gender, 3) Geology and nature, 4) Global justice, 5) Climate crisis. [Bonus content for monthly supporters]
Grants for non-fiction books + A workshop to help you write a book proposal [Bonus content for monthly supporters]
Applications are open for the JournalismAI Fellowship Programme, a new initiative where journalists and technologists come together to enhance reporting using AI technologies.
🍯 Resources
How to better explain complex numbers to the public + The nuclear threat and the war in Ukraine + Communicating science through poetry + Tactics used to spread climate misinformation. [Bonus content for monthly supporters]
Book review: ‘Beyond the Hype’ by Fiona Fox. How the relationship between science and the media can often allow exaggeration to flourish at the expense of fact.
🎞️ Videos
Nuclear Risk & The War in Ukraine [Bonus content for monthly supporters]
Reporter Nights at SPS: Science Journalism in the Time of COVID-19
Inside the Minds of Conspiracy Theorists: What Journalists Should Know
📆 Events
The elements of great science audio reporting + The art of science journalism + Tips for building your confidence as a journalist + Tips for reporting on health data + Tips for selling, writing, and publishing a non-fiction book [Bonus content for monthly supporters]
A path to Covid-19 vaccine equity (April 20, 2022)
Events for scientists: How to manage press coverage of your science (April 21, 2022) + Communicating Your Science: Meet the Reporter (Shaping STEM Research for the General Public) (April 29, 2022)
🪕Jobs and internships
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Freelance science writer and/or journalist to help document the proceedings of a conference in the U.S.
Podcast intern, U.S.-based
Staff Writer, Remote
Digital Editor, U.S.-based
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Editorial Assistant, U.S.-based
Life Sciences Writer, U.S.-based
Social Media Manager, Editor, Writer, Remote
Staff Editor, U.S.-based
News Editor, Climate, U.S.-based
Science Media Producer, UK
Science Editor, MD
Senior Science Writer, MA
Science Writer, WI
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