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Desk Notes
News from the National Association of Science Writers
November 18, 2020 – Vol. 2, No. 11

Catch up on conference coverage

Couldn’t make October’s virtual ScienceWriters2020 conference? Want to revisit a session? We’ve got you covered with wrap-ups written by some of our #SciWriStudents. Conference attendees can access recordings of most sessions in the Whova App until April 23, 2021. Missed the conference? Register for post-conference video access.

READ OUR CONFERENCE COVERAGE

Alla Katsnelson and Jyoti Madhusoodanan receive McGurgan Service Award

Congratulations to freelancers Alla Katsnelson and Jyoti Madhusoodanan, co-chairs of NASW's Awards Committee, who are the 2020 recipients of our Diane McGurgan Service Award. Thank you for your work!

Share your professional accomplishments for ScienceWriters magazine! We’re looking for news about your career change, retirement, award, or pretty much any happy news you think other NASW members would enjoy hearing about. Please email Niki Forrester by Monday, November 23.

NASW-NWU partnership resolves nonpayment grievance case

When a publication folds and writers get ghosted on payment for their work, NASW’s Grievance Partnership with the National Writers Union (NWU) can help. NASW member Sarah Derouin, along with five other NASW members, took advantage of the partnership for a nonpayment grievance with the now-shuttered EARTH magazine. She shares how the group worked through the grievance process.

READ ABOUT SARAH’S EXPERIENCE

Meet a new member

Sam Apple, faculty program coordinator of the MA in Science Writing program at Johns Hopkins University and a new addition to the NASW community, shares #WhySciWri in this short Q&A.

MEET SAM

NASW members honored by AGU

Members Joshua Sokol and Maya Wei-Haas have been awarded top honors from the American Geophysical Union for their reporting in the Earth and space sciences.

New from the Asian American Journalists Association, the AAJA Studio is a listing of 100+ AAPI journalists and subject matter experts, curated for newsrooms and organizations. Visit the studio.

Learn about resources available from the University of Florida’s Science Communigators club in this video by former NASW student travel fellow Zack Savitsky featuring Education Committee co-chair Czerne Reid.

Read Advance Copy

The notion that the penis is the throbbing obelisk of all masculinity is a fallacy, Emily Willingham asserts in “Phallacy: Life Lessons from the Animal Penis.” Read how the book came to fruition in Lynne Lamberg's column.

GET THE BACKSTORY

Colleagues receive Kavli Awards

Congratulations to members Jes Burns, Sarah Kaplan, Maya Kapoor, Amy Maxmen, Rose Rimler and Blythe Terrel, who are among the winners of 2020 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards.

Eight months into the pandemic and many questions remain. New York Times reporter Apoorva Mandavilli shared these tips and resources for covering COVID-19 with the Association of Health Care Journalists.

Crain's NewsPro is seeking your opinion for their 2021 Noteworthy Journalism Educators Survey. Lend feedback on noteworthy, innovative and/or forward-thinking journalism educators.

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Desk Notes Newsletter, November 18, 2020