Excellent resources for writing (or reading) about science:
• Science Writers Database (SWD) The Open Notebook’s free, public database of journalists, writers, editors, and other communicators who cover science and related fields. The database currently contains 1774 approved entries, from professionals in more than 85 countries.
---FAQs about SWD
• Story behind the story interviews (TON)
• Narrative Storytelling (TON)
• Feature Reporting & Writing (TON)
• Reported Features (TON)
Examples:
--- Roundtable: Reporting on Reports—How Journalists Harness Hundred-Page Documents (Claudia López Lloreda, TON, 4-29-25)
--- Duaa Eldeib Investigates the Faulty Forensic Test Used to Convict Mothers of Murder (Claudia López Lloreda, TON, 8-6-24)
• Data Journalism
• Using Open Data to Sharpen Science Stories (TON)
---The sick children of Brazilian agriculture (Sílvia Lisboa, Carla Ruas, Dialogue Earth, 8-29-24)
• Pitch Database (TON)
• Science Journalism Master Classes (Free, thanks to a generous grant from The Kavli Foundation.)
• Covering Science at the Local Level
• Navigating the Science Journalism World (TON)
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources (TON)
---Guide to Tracking Source Diversity
---Finding Diverse Sources for Science Stories
---Sample Script and Survey for Tracking Source Diversity
---Diverse Voices in Science Journalism
• Science Writing Resources (Elsewhere) That We Like
• TON en Español
• Workshops and Consultations
An organization every science writer should join and be aware of.
See especially stories from
The Open Notebook's Day in the Life series (links from this Writers and Editors website)
and
The Craft of Science Writing: Selections from “The Open Notebook,” (expanded edition, edited by Siri Carpenter)
I couldn't see where to order directly from TON.
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