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Video: How To OSINT the Ocean

"From tracking illegal fishing and ship movements to uncovering pollution and port activity, in a hands-on webinar, journalists learned how to harness publicly available data to shine a light on maritime activities that often escape scrutiny." Speakers:

Bjorn Bergman, project manager at SkyTruth
Delger Erdenesanaa, journalist and ORN fellow
Saroj Pathirana, journalist and ORN fellow

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Resources for Evidence-Based Reporting on Transgender Communities

"Sparked by the slew of anti-trans executive orders, we've partnered with our friends Kae Petrin and Tre'vell Anderson at the Trans Journalists Association (TJA) to curate a collection of resources for covering trans issues that have science at their core. Many of the issues that affect transgender people—such as gender-affirming medical care, educational policy, sports participation, military service, gender-motivated hate crime, and workplace discrimination—involve scientific evidence, context, and data. These same issues also tend to be politicized and mired in misinformation. Journalists have a responsibility to ensure their reporting reflects the weight of scientific evidence, includes the perspectives of trustworthy experts, and interrogates claims made by public officials."

Resources for Evidence-Based Reporting on Transgender Communities

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The Open Notebook and the Trans Journalists Association

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October 7, 2025

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How To Find Climate-Health Stories in Europe

"Journalists can ramp up their national environmental health care coverage by following how communities, researchers and policymakers are responding to Europe’s changing climate, which is already transforming public health."

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Childhood Vaccines: What Research Shows About Their Safety and Potential Side Effects

"In this piece, we share reporting tips, explain how vaccine side effects are tracked in the U.S., and discuss research on the safety of childhood vaccines."

Reporting on federal changes to science

SNAP Changes Will Upend State Budgets

"My team at the Georgetown Center on Poverty & Inequality mapped the impact of SNAP [Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program] cuts in the Republican megabill. The new, interactive map reveals how much each state’s SNAP costs are expected to rise in the years ahead — both in dollars and as a share of state budgets." — Lelaine Bigelow

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Science Reporting Navigator

"Produced in partnership by The Open Notebook and the Reynolds Journalism Institute, the Navigator is designed to equip reporters on any beat to bring science and data into their stories with know-how and ease—even and especially when on deadline. The best part? It's free. And it's our most interactive tool yet." Read more about the Science Reporting Navigator.

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Childhood Vaccines: What Research Shows About Their Safety and Potential Side Effects

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