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Cheryl Pellerin: Healing with Cannabis
Cannabis, approved for medical use in at least 35 states, also is available without a prescription in 11 states, Washington DC, and 2 US territories. These stats suggest it’s high time for Cheryl Pellerin’s guidebook on why & how cannabis works in the body, Healing with Cannabis: The Evolution of the Endocannabinoid System and How Cannabinoids Help Relieve PTSD, Pain, MS, Anxiety, and More.
Desk Notes Newsletter, August 19, 2020
Inside the August 2020 edition: Register for #SciWri20, apply for an Idea Grant, meet a new members, & more.
Desk Notes Newsletter, July 15, 2020
Inside the July 2020 edition: ScienceWriters2020 update, apply for a new NASW reporting grant, meet a new member, & more.
Finding the science in any story
Finding a scientific angle on a trending news topic may be more likely to pique an editor’s interest, according to the article in The Open Notebook.
Meet new member Richard Pallardy
Richard Pallardy, a Chicago-based freelancer and a new addition to the NASW community, shares #WhySciWri in this short Q&A.
Journalism story structure
Learn more about organizing a news story in this article from CubReporters.org.
Ask TON: Using PIOs to hunt stories
Find out the best ways to use university public information officers to find ideas for features and front-of-book stories for magazines in this article from The Open Notebook.
ScienceWriters Magazine, Summer/Fall 2020
Read the Summer/Fall 2020 issue of ScienceWriters magazine