Useful links for science freelances
- Organizations for writers
- National Writers Union
- American Society of Journalists and Authors
- Council for the Advancement of Science Writing
- DC Science Writers Association
- Society of Environmental Journalists
- Authors Registry
- Sources of science news
- Taxes
- Copyright information
- The Library of Congress has a stack of useful information on copyright
- Copyright Basics
- ASJA's Electronic Rights in Newspaper and Magazine Contracts
- Freelance Editorial Association's Code of Fair Practice (setting freelance fees, rights for the work, etc.)
- NASW members with useful sites
- Norman Bauman does yeoman duty (in both senses) in chronicling important meetings of Science Writers of New York (SWINY). Many stories appear on his web site
- Larry Krumenaker's page
- http://www.hermograph.com/njd/freemags.htm
- John Makulowich's World Wide Web Virtual Library: Journalism
This is a set of four pages containing hundreds of links to free and lowcost magazine and newspaper archives
- Other useful sites
- Science Sources Online
- About.com's Freelance Writers web site
- Information for Freelance Writers: Internet Sources for Journalists and Broadcasters
The National Writers Union has issued an open letter to major publishers in the US calling on them to negotiate licenses with the union's Publication Rights Clearinghouse in order to protect themselves from significant financial liabilities in the wake of the victory in the landmark lawsuit, Tasini v. The New York Times. See the text of the letter and the list of publishers who received the letter at NWU's web site.
