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Coalition successful in efforts to protect freelancers in AB 5
The final bill language of AB 5, approved by the California legislature on September 12, includes specific protections for freelance writers and photographers that will (mostly) allow them to continue to work independently.
New Diversity Committee chairs step up
NASW’s Diversity Committee is getting a change in leadership, with Jane Lee and Rodrigo Pérez Ortega set to take the helm as co-chairs in October.
Meet the candidates for this fall's special board election
Meet the three candidates for this fall's special election for the NASW board.
Meet new member Kimberly Yavorski
Kimberly Yavorski, a Philadelphia-based freelance writer and a new addition to the NASW community, shares #WhySciWri in this short Q&A.
William Grigg: A Perfectly Natural Murder
Remember the 1982 Tylenol poisonings? Bill Grigg does. He was the FDA's news director then. That experience sparked his novel focusing on intentional food poisoning, A Perfectly Natural Murder. Its hapless hero is a PIO for an insurance company whose dinner party was co-opted by a colleague with a dark secret. The hero's father, a medical reporter, helps move the investigation along.
Congratulations to the #SciWri19 travel fellows
Ten science communicators and three graduate students have been selected for National Association of Science Writers (NASW) Travel Fellowships to attend ScienceWriters2019 in State College, Pa.
Desk Notes Newsletter, August 21, 2019
In the August edition: Catch the early bird rate for SciWri19, find out why NASW can't offer a better deal on group health insurance, and meet new member Linda Glaser.
Meet new member Linda Glaser
Linda Glaser, news & media relations manager at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, shares #WhySciWri in this short Q&A.