✍️Science Writing News Roundup #94 (May 4, 2022)
What you need to know about Omicron subvariants + How should scientists and journalists work together? + Tips for adding alternative text, or alt-text, to images
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Calls for pitches: Write about 1) Science in general, 2) Earth and space science, 3) Science for kids, 4) Science and innovation, 5) Sustainability, environment, ecology. [Bonus content for monthly supporters]
The AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards 2022 contest is now open for submissions! Journalists can enter their best science reporting before August 1, 2022.
Call for proposals: contribute to ECSJ-conference on ‘Investigating Science’. Science journalists and communicators will convene in Leiden, the Netherlands, from 10 to 13 July 2022, for the European Conference of Science Journalism (ECSJ). The programme committee is still accepting proposals.
📙Articles
When political reporters get training on science issues, they improve the sourcing in their science-related stories months later. They quote more scientists and cite more peer-reviewed studies, a new study finds.
Himalayan Climate Boot Camp comes to a thrilling end. Science and environment journalists from Nepal, India and Bangladesh came back from a unique expedition to the Everest region that will result in nuanced science reporting from the tough and underreported terrain.
“As PopSci turns 150, we reflect on the highs and lows of our long history”.
🗺️Resources and tips
What you need to know about Omicron subvariants + How should scientists and journalists work together? + Tips for adding alternative text, or alt-text, to images [Bonus content for monthly supporters]
Making your science writing sing: Craft lessons from poetry. Bradley Allf, science writer and poet, writes about how to apply principles of poetry to make your science writing sing.
🔖Videos
Beyond the Hype: The Inside Story of Science’s Biggest Media Controversies - Fiona Fox
How to Build a Sustainable, Reliable Revenue Stream as a Professional (PAID!) Speaker (Science Writers in New York)
Expanding Our Universe: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Science Communication
✏️News
How is climate change affecting the food we eat and the water we drink? From June 27 to July 1, CCNow and their partners will dive into this question.
🖍️Events
Source Diversity Tracking: A workshop (May 9, 2022)
Science essentials for local reporters (May 10, 2022)
Health Inequities: Diagnosing a major ill for communities of color (May 14, 2022)
Learn about medical and science-related disinformation: Online course for journalists from Central and Eastern Europe (Apply by May 15, 2022)
The Book Proposal Factory, Spring 2022 (May 17, 2022)
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