Free workshop scheduled for May 1 in Baton Rouge. Show Me the Coast 2015 is a practical training in visual storytelling workshop for scientists and science communicators.
Events
Special online event: Join us January 15th at 8 p.m. Eastern/5 p.m. Pacific for a talk with the writers and editors of The Science Writers' Handbook. To join the conversation, simply visit http://shindig.com/event/scilance at the appointed time.
Science doesn't stop at the border, and neither should science reporting. Meet fellow science writers April 27 in San Diego for an NASW-funded workshop to create and strengthen cross-border exchanges for journalists reporting on science, environment, agriculture, health, and other issues. Keynote speaker is Exequiel Ezcurra, Ph.D., director of the University of California Institute for Mexico and the United States (UC MEXUS). Space is limited. Register online here.
Archived video. You're invited: On Monday Oct. 3, from 3 to 5 p.m., the National Press Club (529 14th Street NW, Washington, D.C) will host a panel of journalists and invited administration officials to critique what journalists and the government are (or aren’t) doing to for transparency. Or watch the webcast. http://www.press.org/events/press-freedom-event NASW and its members assisted in data collection for the CJR investigation.
Watch a video of five prominent science blogger/journalists speaking on a panel organized by New England Science Writers in January at Harvard University.
Thinking about coming to ScienceWriters2010 in New Haven this fall? We have four types of travel fellowships available to help offset the cost of travel, including a new fellowship category for those who have found themselves with slashed travel budgets or other changes in circumstances. To apply, see details below. To learn more about ScienceWriters2010, scheduled for November 5-9, visit http://www.sciencewriters2010.org.
Looking for ways to cover science on a tight travel budget? For the third year in a row, the Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings invites NASW members who are working journalists or freelancers attending on assignment from a media outlet to apply for travel funding to attend its meetings of Nobel Laureates.
If you couldn't make it to ScienceWriters 2009 this weekend, you can follow the workshop happenings with NASW's almost-real-time Twitter feed
Save $25 on your ScienceWriters 2009 registration. Sign up online by Tuesday, September 1, for the early bird rate. For registration and complete program information on the meeting, including the bonus field trip and full-day multimedia workshop, see www.sciencewriters2009.org. Registration closes October 1. The meeting kicks off Friday night, October 16 in Austin, Texas.
Seats will be available at the door on a first-come, first-served basis for the NYC Regional ScienceWriters Meeting. Cash or check made out to NASW only: members $18, non-members $25, full-time students $5.