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Reporting on federal changes to science

Newsjunkie’s Prairie Fire Project

"In the aftermath of the pointless destruction of America’s research infrastructure, scientists, and other displaced civil servants are banding together to fight back. Newsjunkie will document this movement in a new project we’re calling Prairie Fire. By coordinating with data preservation and advocacy organizations such as the Internet Archive and the National Public Health Coalition, we plan to catalog significant developments in the campaign to save public data that is being scrubbed from the web. We’ve conducted interviews with researchers and organizers to gain firsthand knowledge of what’s happening—and we’ll be sharing that information with you. Senior writer Morgan Kriesel has taken on the role of managing Prairie Fire, which will include resource guides, blogs, reported articles, and a forum for sharing information and connecting people and organizations. Here is Morgan’s inaugural Prairie Fire newsletter." Check the main link below for the entire Prairie Fire project resources.
Reporting on federal changes to science

Newsjunkie’s Prairie Fire Project

Summary:
"In the aftermath of the pointless destruction of America’s research infrastructure, scientists, and other displaced civil servants are banding together to fight back. Newsjunkie will document this movement in a new project we’re calling Prairie Fire. By coordinating with data preservation and advocacy organizations such as the Internet Archive and the National Public Health Coalition, we plan to catalog significant developments in the campaign to save public data that is being scrubbed from the web. We’ve conducted interviews with researchers and organizers to gain firsthand knowledge of what’s happening—and we’ll be sharing that information with you. Senior writer Morgan Kriesel has taken on the role of managing Prairie Fire, which will include resource guides, blogs, reported articles, and a forum for sharing information and connecting people and organizations. Here is Morgan’s inaugural Prairie Fire newsletter." Check the main link below for the entire Prairie Fire project resources.
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Organization

Science Journalists Association of India

"The Science Journalists Association of India, or SJAI, is a professional body of science journalists and communicators in India. As of September 2025, it has over one hundred members across the length and breadth of the country. Officially registered as a society in September 2021, and recognised as a member of the World Federation of Science Journalists in March 2022, the SJAI has been several years in the making. SJAI’s objectives are extensive and cover a broad range of activities aimed at promoting deeper understanding of science-related issues, strengthening the quality of science journalism across all media platforms, and securing greater transparency in scientific research and its reportage." SJAI held annual conferences in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Organization

Science Journalists Association of India

Summary:
"The Science Journalists Association of India, or SJAI, is a professional body of science journalists and communicators in India. As of September 2025, it has over one hundred members across the length and breadth of the country. Officially registered as a society in September 2021, and recognised as a member of the World Federation of Science Journalists in March 2022, the SJAI has been several years in the making. SJAI’s objectives are extensive and cover a broad range of activities aimed at promoting deeper understanding of science-related issues, strengthening the quality of science journalism across all media platforms, and securing greater transparency in scientific research and its reportage." SJAI held annual conferences in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
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Fellowships & Grants

Reuters Institute Journalist Fellowship Programme

"Our Journalist Fellowship Programme is one of the world’s leading schemes for practising, mid-career journalists to take some time out from their day jobs to explore journalism in depth. Journalists joining us in Oxford will further their understanding of journalism through seminars, networking events, discussions with peers and working on a personal project. This is a programme for working journalists and editors who will return to journalism after spending a few months with us. The majority of our Journalist Fellows are fully-funded and they also receive a stipend to cover living and travel costs." Deadline for the 2026-27 academic year is Feb. 13.
Fellowships & Grants

Reuters Institute Journalist Fellowship Programme

Summary:
"Our Journalist Fellowship Programme is one of the world’s leading schemes for practising, mid-career journalists to take some time out from their day jobs to explore journalism in depth. Journalists joining us in Oxford will further their understanding of journalism through seminars, networking events, discussions with peers and working on a personal project. This is a programme for working journalists and editors who will return to journalism after spending a few months with us. The majority of our Journalist Fellows are fully-funded and they also receive a stipend to cover living and travel costs." Deadline for the 2026-27 academic year is Feb. 13.
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Resource Database / Guide

SEEDS: Stories of Ethics, Engagement and Dialogue in Science

"ComSciCon is embarking on a project funded by the Kavli Foundation and the Rita Allen Foundation to create a resource for early-career scientists who want to make sure their work has impact beyond the ivory tower. The SEEDS project is collecting stories about researchers who engage with the ethical and societal implications of their research — something that few academic institutions explicitly support. In creating a repository of those researchers’ stories, the SEEDS team will share valuable insights into how scientists can start to do boundary-spanning work, so as to inspire more scientists to make the leap. Starting in January 2026, the SEEDS project will host a series of webinars so the public can hear from scientists who are doing publicly engaged work. The project will culminate in a publication full of the stories of scientists who engage with ethics and their advice to help others do the same."
Resource Database / Guide

SEEDS: Stories of Ethics, Engagement and Dialogue in Science

Summary:
"ComSciCon is embarking on a project funded by the Kavli Foundation and the Rita Allen Foundation to create a resource for early-career scientists who want to make sure their work has impact beyond the ivory tower. The SEEDS project is collecting stories about researchers who engage with the ethical and societal implications of their research — something that few academic institutions explicitly support. In creating a repository of those researchers’ stories, the SEEDS team will share valuable insights into how scientists can start to do boundary-spanning work, so as to inspire more scientists to make the leap. Starting in January 2026, the SEEDS project will host a series of webinars so the public can hear from scientists who are doing publicly engaged work. The project will culminate in a publication full of the stories of scientists who engage with ethics and their advice to help others do the same."
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Awards

NPPA Best of Photojournalism

National Press Photographers Association

"Photojournalists bear witness to history on a daily basis. They stand on the sidewalks and sit in the living rooms of neighborhoods internationally with a shared mission to inform the public. Through well-researched stories and the documentation of life events, audiences rely on these journalists to ethically inform them of what is happening in their communities and to give an understanding to why specific moments in time should matter to us all. The Best of Photojournalism recognizes the ways in which this type of photography is produced and it proudly honors the journalists who do it. It also recognizes all of the steps it takes to execute compelling still and video imagery in the modern news era." Multiple categories, including science. Deadline: Jan. 18, 2026.
Awards

NPPA Best of Photojournalism

Summary:
"Photojournalists bear witness to history on a daily basis. They stand on the sidewalks and sit in the living rooms of neighborhoods internationally with a shared mission to inform the public. Through well-researched stories and the documentation of life events, audiences rely on these journalists to ethically inform them of what is happening in their communities and to give an understanding to why specific moments in time should matter to us all. The Best of Photojournalism recognizes the ways in which this type of photography is produced and it proudly honors the journalists who do it. It also recognizes all of the steps it takes to execute compelling still and video imagery in the modern news era." Multiple categories, including science. Deadline: Jan. 18, 2026.
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National Press Photographers Association

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Article

‘Don’t Look Up’ Director Calls for Urgency in Climate Change Coverage

"In Don’t Look Up, the 2021 satirical film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence, a huge asteroid barrelling towards Earth while most people ignore its impending destruction is a thinly disguised metaphor for climate change. In a recent conversation with Greg Cochrane and the members of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network, Adam McKay, the American filmmaker behind the movie, issued an even starker warning for the news media." Read five takeaways from the conversation and/or watch the recording.
Article

‘Don’t Look Up’ Director Calls for Urgency in Climate Change Coverage

Summary:
"In Don’t Look Up, the 2021 satirical film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence, a huge asteroid barrelling towards Earth while most people ignore its impending destruction is a thinly disguised metaphor for climate change. In a recent conversation with Greg Cochrane and the members of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network, Adam McKay, the American filmmaker behind the movie, issued an even starker warning for the news media." Read five takeaways from the conversation and/or watch the recording.
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Marina Adami

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Reuters Institute

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December 12, 2025

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