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Desk Notes
News from the National Association of Science Writers
December 18, 2019 – Vol. 1, No. 12

Digital security tips from #SciWri19

With anti-science and anti-journalism attitudes on the rise, the #SecureSciWri session at ScienceWriters2019 explored how journalists can keep themselves and their sources safe. Read tips and tricks compiled by session organizers Kat Eschner and Knvul Sheikh with the help of experts Neena Kapur, Susana Ferreira, and Laura Helmuth.

GET THESE RESOURCES

'Tis the season for renewal. Extend now to retain your NASW membership perks, including conference discounts, the jobs bank, Words' Worth freelance market database, scientific journal access, member discounts, and more.

Support our newly launched Community Travel Fund

Can you help nurture a vibrant, diverse community of science writers by supporting students and other colleagues-in-need in their travel to ScienceWriters annual meetings and other critical professional development opportunities? If so, please consider making a gift to the #SciWriFund.

HERE’S HOW

Science in Society Journalism Awards

Journalists and authors: we know you’ve been busy producing great work in 2019. NASW is accepting entries for our 2020 Science in Society Journalism Awards, which recognize investigative or interpretive reporting about the sciences and their impact on modern society. Entry is free to members of NASW and minority journalism organizations.

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Excellence in Institutional Writing Awards

PIOs and institutional writers: earn recognition for your best work in 2019. NASW is accepting submissions for our Excellence in Institutional Writing Awards, which honor high-caliber, publicly accessible science writing produced for non-media organizations during 2019. Entry is free to members of NASW and minority journalism organizations.

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Limited early access to LegalEye

Are you following court cases on your beat or interested in lawsuits filed in areas you cover? Charles Seife’s automated research tool, LegalEye, can help. Early prototype access is available to the first 20 members who email Charles at cs129@nyu.edu and express interest. All NASW members will have free access to this Idea Grant-funded tool upon its release later this spring.

READ ABOUT LEGALEYE

We want your photos for the next issue of ScienceWriters magazine. Share snaps of your favorite scenes from #SciWri19, #AGU100, or your work travels and achievements. Submit here.

Meet a new member

Greg Cima, senior news reporter for the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association and a new addition to the NASW community, shares #WhySciWri in this short Q&A.

MEET GREG

NASW member elected to AAAS

Congratulations to Jennifer Cutraro, NASW board member and creator of Science Storytellers, on her election to the rank of AAAS Fellow, recognizing her career efforts on youth science engagement.

LEARN ABOUT HER WORK

Breaking News: American Society of Journalists and Authors sues California to protect rights of freelancers. Read more from ASJA.

Mariela Santos-Muñiz reports on the shortage of Spanish-language science journalism in U.S. media in this piece in The Open Notebook.

Advance Copy

NASW authors share their journey to publishing a book in "Advance Copy," a column by NASW book editor Lynne Lamberg.

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NASW members recognized by AGU

NASW members Ann Gibbons and Alexandra Witze, who serves as NASW treasurer, have been awarded top honors from the American Geophysical Union for their reporting in the Earth and space sciences.

Freelance journalist Masuma Ahuja tackles the challenges of having an unconventional career path in this Poynter article.

If you want to be taken seriously as a professional writer, stop using exclamation marks, says Estelle Erasmus in this Forbes article.

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Desk Notes Newsletter, December 18, 2019