On February 10, 2025, leaders of five journalism organizations, including the National Association of Science Writers and representing more than 7,000 members in the United States and abroad, sent the following letter to the heads of eight U.S. federal agencies that have recently removed public datasets and databases funded by Americans’ tax dollars.
On February 5, 2025, NASW co-signed a letter to U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Edward R. Martin, Jr. and congressional leaders. Martin had made public statements threatening to prosecute journalists reporting factual information surrounding the Department of Government Efficiency.
The National Association of Science Writers addresses the current external communications freeze for agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The National Association of Science Writers signed on to a letter led by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and U.S. Representative Jim McGovern.
Oct. 21, 2024
The National Association of Science Writers, the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing, and the Science Communicators of North Carolina encourage your support for western North Carolina.
Oct. 8, 2024
The National Association of Science Writers submitted a letter of support for California State Senate Bill 988, the Freelance Worker Protection Act.
Sep. 25, 2024
The leaders of two major science writers organizations submitted remarks on an amendment to North Carolina House Bill 237 that had the potential to impact the ScienceWriters2024 national conference.
The National Association of Science Writers (NASW) Board of Directors lends support to U.S. Senate Bill 2074, the “Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act” (PRESS Act).
The National Association of Science Writers (NASW) Board of Directors lends support to the National Writers Union comments to the U.S. Copyright Office.
Feb. 27, 2024