✍️Science Writing News Roundup #270 AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship welcomes 2026 fellows + The state of climate journalism in 2026.

@aaasmassmedia.bsky.social Fellowship welcomes 2026 fellows: Fifteen early career scientists will join newsrooms around the U.S. this summer to contribute their skills towards increased public understanding of #science and #technology.

#scicomm 🧪

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #261 How Reporters Can Get Ahead of Misinformation + The Covering Climate Now Academy.

The @nationalbook.bsky.social and @sloanfoundation.bsky.social announced the selected titles for the fifth year of the Science + #Literature program, which identifies three books that deepen readers’ understanding of science and technology:
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Have you checked out the latest installment of the Science Writing News Roundup? Lots of great opportunities, including NASW‘s #SciWriAwards 🏆

The awards are open to global applicants, and NASW membership is not requred. Deadline to apply is Feb 1!

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #260 Apply for The Logan Science Journalism Program + How to Write (Persuasively) about the Climate Crisis.

Apply for The Logan Science Journalism Program + How to Write (Persuasively) about the Climate Crisis: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #259 GIJN Resource Center’s Top Guides for 2025 + What people think about climate news + The 2026 PEN America Literary Awards Longlists.

@penamerica.bsky.social announced the Longlists for the 2026 Literary Science Writing Awards: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr...
🧪 #scicomm

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #252 Science Reporting Navigator + Covering Null Results + How to spot predatory journals.

This week in the Science Writing News Roundup: How to cover ongoing chaos in science funding (@sciencewriting.bsky.social) + How to spot predatory journals (@journoresource.bsky.social) + Covering null results (@theopennotebook.bsky.social), and more: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #247 Creating a map visualization that can auto-update data over time + Sample Course Syllabus: Introduction to Science Writing.

A Day Dedicated to Climate Journalism: The 20th Congress of the Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (@abraji.bsky.social) brought together around 2,000 participants in São Paulo, Brazil, from July 10-13, 2025. sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪 @pulitzercenter.org #climate

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #246 6 ways to find fresh story ideas — and where to sell them + Communicating Climate Solutions Symposium + The Outrider Nuclear Reporting Summit.

👏 @emilysohn.bsky.social wins 2025 Sharon Begley Award for Science Reporting @sciencewriting.bsky.social

📖 @royalsociety.org has announced the six titles shortlisted for the 2025 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr...
🧪 #scicomm #science #books

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #245 Why newsrooms must rethink science journalism before the next crisis + Crafting clear and conversational Q&As.

Aimed at giving scientists the confidence to engage with the media, and to bridge the gap between journalists & scientists, @absw.bsky.social media fellowships also tackle mistrust and misrepresentation, and build understanding between science & society. sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪

Why newsrooms must rethink science journalism before the next crisis Despite climate extremes, pandemics and a global AI revolution, science reporting remains underfunded and undervalued.

This is an interesting piece. Well worth a read.
#ScienceWriting #Journalism 🧪

www.nature.com/articles/d44...

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #244 Research Is Being Undermined — What Does That Mean for Science Writers at Research Institutions?

✍️Research Is Being Undermined — What Does That Mean for #Science Writers at Research Institutions? (by Abigail Eisenstadt and @shiplives.bsky.social @plos.org)
📣The deadline is fast approaching for the @aaas.org Kavli Science Journalism Awards contest:
sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪

Nukes are way scarier than you think YouTube video by Johnny Harris

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U51... 🧪

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #243 Eight tips from environmental reporters in covering climate crisis + How to build — and keep — a source's trust.

👉Meet the winners of the 2025 @absw.bsky.social Awards

✍️Tackling #misinformation is a long game: here’s how science journalists can help.

🌏Eight tips from environmental reporters.

Read more: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪

Thanks @mnlimas.bsky.social, for shouting out my new book Hot Takes out now through @islandpress.bsky.social!

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #239 Céline Gounder describes “a war on science” + How to communicate science in times of crisis? + Covering science-related policy.

This week in the Science Writing News Roundup:
👉 @celinegounder.com and @jeremyfaust.bsky.social describe a war on science
👉Hot takes about climate journalism with @npr.org climate editor @sadiebabits.bsky.social
👉Covering the ongoing bird flu story sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪

Congrats!! This wonderful program is what started it all for me in #scicomm @aaasmassmedia.bsky.social @latimes.com This year's class will need a special kind of gumption. Be brave! I believe in you!

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #237 Usha Lee McFarling Named Director of the Knight Science Journalism Program + How to Steer Scientist Sources Away from Jargon + Do AI Detection Tools Work?

Usha Lee McFarling Named Director of the Knight Science Journalism Program + How to Steer Scientist Sources Away from Jargon + Do AI Detection Tools Work? sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪 @usha.bsky.social @ksjatmit.bsky.social @theopennotebook.bsky.social @columjournreview.bsky.social

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #236 Science Friday and The Future of Science Reporting + What Is Pre-Reporting—and Do You Really Need to Do It?

AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship Announces its 2025 Fellows: Seventeen early-career scientists will translate complex research into compelling stories for the public as 2025 AAAS Mass Media Fellows this summer. sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪 @aaas.org #scicomm #science

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #235 Get ready to write your book: 5 tips on becoming an author + Expert tips to avoid misleading audiences with numbers.

Congratulations to Annika Inampudi and Nazeefa Ahmed, the 2025 recipients of the AAAS Diverse Voices in Science Journalism Internship 👏 sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr...

@aaas.org #scicomm #STEM #science 🧪

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #226 Meet Quanta Books, a New Imprint Dedicated to Illuminating Science.

Meet @quantabooks.bsky.social, a New Imprint Dedicated to Illuminating Science: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪

Launched by @7homaslin.bsky.social of @quantamagazine.bsky.social, in partnership with @fsgbooks.bsky.social and @simonsfoundation.org.

#sciencesky #scicomm #scisky

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #225 Is insurance the next big climate story? + How to make your news articles more accessible for visually impaired readers.

Emily Foxhall on Natural Disaster Reporting: Nanticha Ocharoenchai spoke with Emily Foxhall about her journey in #climate journalism, and how young climate reporters can navigate today’s challenging #journalism environment. sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr...
#scicomm @ksjatmit.bsky.social 🧪

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #224 Using open data to sharpen science stories + Evidence-based reporting tools and tips for 2025.

This week in the Science Writing News Roundup:

🔓Using Open Data to Sharpen Science Stories (@fleerackers.bsky.social @theopennotebook.bsky.social)

📊Evidence-based reporting tools and tips for 2025 (@realsciline.bsky.social)
Read more: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... #scicomm #science

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #223 How—and Why—to Write a Science News Release + Climate and health: Stories to watch in 2025.

Climate and health: Stories to watch in 2025 + Meet @retractionwatch.com’s two new journalists: Managing editor @katetravis.bsky.social , and reporter @averyorrall.bsky.social: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr...

#science #sciencewriting #climate #health

Understanding and Addressing Misinformation About Science

A new report from the @nationalacademies.org provides a comprehensive assessment of the literature on #science #misinformation, its origins and impact, and strategies for mitigating its spread and potential harms: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr...

#scinews 🧪 #scicomm #disinformation

Hi @danirabaiotti.bsky.social , I write a newsletter for science writers and journalists, the Science Writing News Roundup. I'd love to be included in the Science Feed! sciencewriting.substack.com Thanks

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #221 Library of free video footage helps journalists diversify their coverage + Unveiling the art of visual storytelling.

Scientist, journalist and editor @klburke.bsky.social joins @healthjournalism.org as new environmental health beat leader 👏 sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr...

#sciencewriters #sciencewriting #bluesci 🧪 #scinews #scicomm

Hi Dani, I write a newsletter for science writers and journalists, the Science Writing News Roundup. I'd love to be included in the Science Feed! sciencewriting.substack.com Thanks

The Atlantic’s Sarah Zhang on covering the science and emotion of being human "I've always liked to think of myself as a brain floating through space...[but] our physical condition constrains and expands the way we think about ourselves."

I got to talk to @sarahzhang.bsky.social for work and it was a delight

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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #219 9 local story ideas from the 2024 Lancet Countdown report on climate change and health.

Awards lunch celebrates prize winners at ScienceWriters2024: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 👏

@sciencewriters.org @sciencewriting.bsky.social #sciwri24 #science #scicomm @sconc.bsky.social #NASW90th

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #217 Advice for Future Science Journalists + How to Cover COP29 + Science Writing & Story Structures.

👏 Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards! sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... #scisky #sciwri #scicomm #journalism
#science