From the Columbia, Mo., Daily Tribune, a series by Jodie Jackson Jr. about a hospital that won full accreditation even after inspections turned up a pattern of poor infection control practices that place
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Spectacular photos from space: European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli, aboard the International Space Station, snapped the shuttle Discovery as it prepared to dock Saturday.
Congratulations to Mariette DiChristina, Cristine Russell, and Morris A. (Bud) Ward, three longtime members of NASW who have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and will be honored next month during the AAAS Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. Read the AAAS press release here.
Science and the Media, a new (and free) volume from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, is the result of a series of workshops that considered ways to enrich Americans' engagement with science and technology.
What's the future of science journalism? Here's a take from Wired UK magazine editor David Rowan, speaking to the Dutch Association of Science Journalists.
Winners of the 2010 Science in Society Journalism Awards are Susan Cohen and Christine Cosgrove for their book "Normal at Any Cost: Tall Girls, Short Boys, and the Medical Industry's Quest to Manipulate Height," Martha Mendoza and Margie Mason for their Associated Press series "When Drugs Stop Working," Charles Duhigg for his New York Times series "Toxic Waters," and J. Madeleine Nash for her article "Bring in the Cows," which appeared in High Country News.
Saturday, August 28, was the 165th anniversary of the first issue of Scientific American, the nation's oldest continuously published magazine. Editor-in-chief (and NASW President) Mariette DiChristina discusses the milestone in this webcast from The Science Network.
DeLene Beeland says she feels "like roadkill on the freelancing highway" after her recent experience with a national conservation magazine.
NASW is pleased to announce recipients of the second round of its Career Development Grants, which support education, training or other activities intended to help established science writers continue or advance their careers in today's rapidly changing media environment.
The winners of the 2009 Science in Society Journalism Awards, sponsored by the National Association of Science Writers, are: Alison Bass for her book Side Effects: A Prosecutor, a Whistleblower, and a Bestselling Antidepressant on Trial (Algonquin Books); Jason Felch and Maura Dolan for their Los Angeles Times series "Genes as Evidence"; Michael J. Berens and Ken Armstrong for their Seattle Times series "Culture of Resistance"; and Pamela Ronald for her commentary "The New Organic," which appeared on boston.com, the web site of the Boston Globe.