The annual NASW membership meeting was held on November 9, 2022 via Zoom. 52 members, including 12 board members and 2 staff, attended.
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Science writers inspired to “pump up” their storytelling with podcasts
SciWri22 travel grantee Daniel Erenstein reports on the "Pump Up the Podcast: Adding Audio to Your Newsroom or Workflow" NASW workshop session in Memphis organized by Sarah Webb and Stephen Ornes.
Virtual Business Chat: Retirement Planning and the Freelance Science Writer
This latest NASW Virtual Business Chat is brought to you by the NASW Freelance Committee.
Science writers should be careful when reporting on preprint studies
SciWri22 travel grantee Ryan Prior reports on the "Perplexing Preprints: Insights, Common Fears, and Real Strategies" NASW workshop session in Memphis organized by Dawn Levy and Tom Ulrich.
Liz Lee Heinecke—Sheet Pan Science: 25 Fun, Simple Science Experiments for the Kitchen Table
Turning a sheet pan into a science lab involves no alchemy, only the wizardry of kitchen pantry scientist Liz Lee Heinecke. In Sheet Pan Science, Heinecke provides photo-illustrated guides to 25 fun home experiments. Using baking powder, cornstarch & other kitchen staples, readers aged 7 to 10 will learn the science behind pyramid & cube-shaped bubbles, tie-dye milk, kaleidoscopic eggs, & more.
Exciting, enriching, emboldening: NASW Diversity Summer Fellowship helps trainees access opportunities and experiences
Thanks to summer stipend support from the National Association of Science Writers, three science journalists in training were able to focus on their internship experiences and find their reporting rhythms.
Virtual Business Chat: Taxes and the Freelance Science Writer
Starting on Jan. 5, the NASW Freelance Committee is launching a new virtual meetup series to be held on the first Thursday of each month.
Spread the word: entries open for NASW journalism awards and institutional writing awards
The National Association of Science Writers and its Awards Committee once again welcome entries for its Science in Society (SIS) Journalism Awards and its Excellence in Institutional Writing Awards (EIWA).