✍️Science Writing News Roundup #97 (May 18, 2022)
Grants for your writing project +Learn the best practices of editing + How to find inspiration as a writer.
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🚣Opportunities
Calls for pitches: Write about 1) artificial intelligence, 2) health, 3) physics, 4) environment, 5) climate change, 6) climate justice, and 7) empirical journalism. Other opportunities: 1) Grants for your writing project + 2) Grants for Covid-19 stories + 3) Awards for environmental journalists. [Bonus content for monthly supporters]
The Science Journalists Association of Australia grants program is offering six reporting or professional development grants worth $1500 each, for student/early career and established science journalists.
Venezuelan journalists invited to join fact-checking efforts to debunk disinformation around COVID-19.
🚵Resources and tips
Learn the best practices of editing + Tips for covering zoonotic diseases + Tips for reporting on abortion and other reproductive healthcare + How to find inspiration as a writer. [Bonus content for monthly supporters]
African Stories: A guide for journalists on how to tell better stories about Africa.
How a bigshot writing coach beats writer’s block. These 6 eccentric tips have worked for Roy Peter Clark into his 20th book as author or editor.
Fungal infections are next chapter in reporting on superbugs. Reporters looking to write about the next chapter in antimicrobial resistance should get up to speed on fungal infections.
Science storytelling tip: Step into the mind of your audience. To write an inspirational story, you have to really know your characters (aka your readers).
🗞️Articles
In one-woman play 'Sea Sick,' a science journalist shares her experiences with the ocean. In "Sea Sick," Alanna Mitchell tells a fascinating tale of the mysterious ocean stuffed with curiosity, trepidation and optimism that highlights our impact on the sea, and how without it, we'll cease to exist.
Interview: Juli Berwald’s Life on the Rocks meditates on coral reefs, motherhood, and battling the unknown. In Life on the Rocks, scientist-turned-writer Juli Berwald paints a bittersweet portrait of coral reef loss and the scientists working against all odds to stop it.
💬Videos
Journalism in the age of mistrust: Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic
Communicating Catastrophe at Scale – COVID-19, Climate and More
The Growing Crisis In Our Oceans: A Virtual Conversation with Dr. Drew Harvell
Accessing Reliable and Accurate Gender Data: A Journalist's Dilemma
🖊️News
Watch the trailer for ‘Hazard NJ,’ a podcast investigating Superfund sites and climate change. Coming May 18: A podcast series from NJ Spotlight News highlights the intersection of pollution and climate change in the Garden State.
NASW issues support for New York's Freelance Isn’t Free Act. Known as the “Freelance Isn’t Free Act”, the legislation would build on a 2017 law enacted by New York City ascribing policies and remedies protecting freelance workers.
NASW co-signs letter to the Pulitzer Prizes on newsroom diversity surveys. The National Association of Science Writers (NASW) is among the 170-plus organizations co-signing an open letter to The Pulitzer Prizes calling for the organization to mandate diversity survey participation as part of its awards qualification requirements beginning 2024.
📷Events
LinkedIn for Journalists June Event (Apply by May 19, 2022)
Beyond Words French Literature Festival: Science and Fiction (May 22, 2022)
Media briefing: Climate change impacts on U.S. agriculture (May 23, 2022)
Ukraine at war: What the country's science writers are doing (May 24, 2022)
Contextualise your Environmental Story (May 24, 2022)
Experts on Camera: Dr. Kelcie Ralph on Pedestrian and cyclist fatalities (May 25, 2022)
Finding Angles and Pitching Science Stories - Siri Carpenter (May 25, 2022)
Media briefing: Substance use and misuse among U.S. teens (May 26, 2022)
🪴Jobs and internships
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Media Relations Internship, US-based
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Science Editor, Remote
Biotech Editor, Remote
Pharma Editor, Remote
Social Media Manager, UK
Health Writer, FL
Editor, US-based
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Science/Health Writer, MD
Press Officer, UK
Managing Editor, Poland
Climate Editor, Remote
Writer/Editor, NY
Writer/Editor, CT
Communications Manager, UK
Communications Officer, UK
Associate Researcher, Remote
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