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Desk Notes Newsletter, January 20, 2021
Inside the January 2021 edition: #SciWriAwards deadline approaching, 4 Idea Grants funded, ScienceWriters2021 conference update, & more
Meet new member Daniel Bastardo Blanco
Daniel Bastardo Blanco, a global liaison specialist at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and a new addition to the NASW community, shares #WhySciWri in this short Q&A.
NASW Internship Fair and Meet & Greet at AAAS 2021 Virtually!
NASW student members looking for great internships or one-on-one conversation with editors, or news and science organizations looking for top interns or the chance to meet up-and-coming science journalists should plan to attend the 2021 NASW Internship Fair.
Jan. 17, 2021
NASW student programs during virtual AAAS 2021 annual meeting
The National Association of Science Writers (NASW) is sponsoring virtual student programming to coincide with the AAAS 2021 annual meeting.
Jan. 17, 2021
Science writing for kids: Techniques, tips, and tools for a tough audience
As many NASW members know, writing for a younger audience poses its own set of challenges.
$15,000 in Idea Grant Funding Awarded
Five projects aimed at fostering diversity in science writing and helping science writers navigate complex data on the pandemic were selected to receive Peggy Girshman Idea Grants.
Jan. 11, 2021
Christoph Droesser: It’s about Sausage-What you have to know if you like to eat meat
Parents who serve meat to their children eventually have to talk about how the animal lived and died, whether eating meat is healthy, and how meat production affects the environment, says Christoph Droesser. He addresses these concerns in his book for children aged 8+, It’s about Sausage: What you have to know if you like to eat meat, currently available only in German.
Using data to drive stories
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a small team sought to track the virus’ spread across the United States by documenting testing rates. Since April, The COVID Tracking Project has grown to hundreds of volunteers that compile state-level COVID-19 data trends each day.
Dec. 21, 2020