NASW’s 2024 AAAS conference opportunities for NASW student members
The National Association of Science Writers invites its student members to apply for its upcoming winter programming coinciding with the 2024 AAAS Annual Meeting in Denver.
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Brooke Borel—The Chicago Guide to Fact-Checking, Second Edition
Since facts can be slippery, fact-checking is a vital part of the journalistic process. In The Chicago Guide to Fact-Checking, 2nd ed, Brooke Borel describes the types of information that require fact-checking and explains what fact-checking involves. She tells how to judge a source and think like a fact-checker. She also offers exercises to help readers assess their newly acquired skills.
Behind winning science journalism, an ‘instinct for fairness’
SciWri23 travel grantee Robin Donovan reports on the "The Story Behind the Story: Behind the Scenes of Award-Winning Writing" NASW-CASW special session in Anschutz organized by Christie Aschwanden and Siri Carpenter.
Writer on Dek: 2023 NASW Perlman Virtual Mentoring Program offers student journalism opportunities and summer awards
The National Association of Science Writers and its Education Committee conclude the 2023 NASW Perlman Virtual Mentoring Program, issuing three awards and celebrating more than 65 student writers.
Investigative science reporting can be daunting. Here are some tips from journalists who have thrived and survived the beat.
SciWri23 travel grantee Alex (Ching Lam) Ip reports on the "Data, FOIAs, Tips: Pursuing Investigative Stories as a Science Writer" NASW workshop session in Boulder organized by Betsy Ladyzhets and Priyanka Runwal.
David D. Nolte—Interference: The History of Optical Interferometry & Scientists Who Tamed Light
“Light is one of the most powerful manifestations of the forces of physics because it tells us about our reality,” David Nolte asserts in The History of Optical Interferometry and the Scientists Who Tamed Light. Nolte illuminates work leading to the detection of exoplanets orbiting distant stars, discovery of the first gravitational waves, capture of images of black holes, & much more.
ScienceWriters2023 plenary shines light on fight for Indigenous media freedoms
SciWri23 travel grantee Rasha Aridi reports on the "Indigenous Media Freedom" NASW plenary session in Boulder organized by the Indigenous Journalists Association and Virginia Gewin.
Cultivating connections: ScienceWriters2023 plenary emphasizes care in reporting on Indigenous communities
SciWri23 travel grantee Andrea Tamayo reports on the "Reporting on Indigenous Communities" NASW plenary session in Boulder organized by Rebecca Boyle and Katharine Gammon.
Solar eclipse experiment will fly a kite to avoid cloudy skies
This story is a winner of the 2023 NASW Summer Writing Awards, selected from stories filed by the 2023 NASW Perlman Virtual Mentoring Program student participants.