The IRS is unyielding when NASW members receive Science in Society Journalism Awards or other awards of money or property in recognition of their journalistic or literary achievements. Writers owe income taxes on their awards. From the Summer 2013 ScienceWriters.
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The winner of the 2013 Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award, an annual prize for young science journalists, is Megan Scudellari. Scudellari received the award and its $1,000 prize for “Never Say Die,” a story about aging and life extension in MATTER, a Kickstarter-funded online magazine; for an article in The Scientist about prosthetic limbs, “Missing Touch;” and for two shorter pieces.
Linda Marsa’s Fevered explores a genuinely hot topic, the impact of rising temperatures worldwide on human health.
On Science Blogs is moving to the PLoS blog network. And I'm starting a new blog at the Genetic Literacy Project. Meanwhile, Nate Silver has said more about his plans for bringing data-driven news to his ESPN/ABC blog FiveThirtyEight.com. And you can learn data-driven journalism for FREE!
We are pleased to announce that NASW is providing over $20,000 in travel fellowship support for attendance at ScienceWriters2013, November 1-5 in Gainesville, Florida. Applications due September 12. Read on for details and visit sciencewriters2013.org for full information on the meeting.
Why scientists — and especially science writers and science bloggers — should be tickled pink about Nate Silver's move from the New York Times to ESPN/ABC.
Technology writer Virginia Heffernan declares for creationism. You'd think it was the end of the world. Turns out, however, that she's not really a true believer. Also, the Bigfoot Genome Project. Is Sasquatch a human hybrid and European immigrant?
Six essentials for recording phone interviews
As a radio reporter, I had to record my phone interviews. When I started print reporting, I tried just taking notes, and then went back to recording.