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Advancing High-Quality Science Journalism: Challenges and Pathways Forward

"Journalists play a critical role in providing accurate, timely, and trustworthy science information to the public. Yet, a number of factors within journalism—decreased funding, shrinking newsrooms, media deregulation, reduced access to high-quality science information and scientific sources—have hampered the quantity and quality of science news, creating fertile ground for science misinformation to more easily spread. At the same time, some journalistic norms and practices can make science reporting particularly prone to the unintentional spread of misinformation, and public trust and confidence in the press continues to wane. This webinar will discuss the challenges to reporting on science in today's landscape and surface the needs and opportunities for bolstering science, health, and medical journalism."
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Advancing High-Quality Science Journalism: Challenges and Pathways Forward

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"Journalists play a critical role in providing accurate, timely, and trustworthy science information to the public. Yet, a number of factors within journalism—decreased funding, shrinking newsrooms, media deregulation, reduced access to high-quality science information and scientific sources—have hampered the quantity and quality of science news, creating fertile ground for science misinformation to more easily spread. At the same time, some journalistic norms and practices can make science reporting particularly prone to the unintentional spread of misinformation, and public trust and confidence in the press continues to wane. This webinar will discuss the challenges to reporting on science in today's landscape and surface the needs and opportunities for bolstering science, health, and medical journalism."
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National Academies

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November 13, 2025

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When Women Researchers Publish, Media Attention Doesn’t Always Follow

"Media coverage can give scientists a powerful career boost, raising their visibility and signaling that their work matters beyond the lab. But a new study finds that benefit goes disproportionately to men, potentially widening existing gender gaps and shaping public perceptions of who counts as a researcher. In an analysis of 1.2 million news stories about scholarly research, men-led papers were found to receive more attention overall and were heavily overrepresented in the top 5% of most covered studies. Women-led papers, on the other hand, clustered at the bottom."
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When Women Researchers Publish, Media Attention Doesn’t Always Follow

Summary:
"Media coverage can give scientists a powerful career boost, raising their visibility and signaling that their work matters beyond the lab. But a new study finds that benefit goes disproportionately to men, potentially widening existing gender gaps and shaping public perceptions of who counts as a researcher. In an analysis of 1.2 million news stories about scholarly research, men-led papers were found to receive more attention overall and were heavily overrepresented in the top 5% of most covered studies. Women-led papers, on the other hand, clustered at the bottom."
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Anirban Mukhopadhyay

Published By:

Science

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October 9, 2025

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Awards

Solutions Journalism Network Awards

"The Solutions Journalism Network (SJN) Awards honor and celebrate outstanding examples of solutions journalism from around the world. By spotlighting these stories, we aim to elevate what excellence in this craft looks like and inspire more rigorous, impactful reporting." Open to journalists working in newsrooms of any size or freelancers. Cash prizes. Deadline: Feb. 27, 2026.
Awards

Solutions Journalism Network Awards

Summary:
"The Solutions Journalism Network (SJN) Awards honor and celebrate outstanding examples of solutions journalism from around the world. By spotlighting these stories, we aim to elevate what excellence in this craft looks like and inspire more rigorous, impactful reporting." Open to journalists working in newsrooms of any size or freelancers. Cash prizes. Deadline: Feb. 27, 2026.
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Fellowships & Grants

The Science Fund for Investigative Reporting

"Science has a long history of investigative journalism, from a pioneering look at the shaky science of dietary fat to an exposé on predatory publishers and a data-driven study of who illegally downloads scientific papers. Thanks to a generous donor, Science’s News team has increased its support of ambitious projects in investigative reporting and data journalism. The fund has both freed up staff time and resources for projects and allowed Science to back challenging and time-consuming investigations by freelance journalists. We’re eager to tell stories about the scientific community and its practices, the influence of money and politics in science, and science-related public policy that can only be brought to light through extensive reporting, documents, and data."
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The Science Fund for Investigative Reporting

Summary:
"Science has a long history of investigative journalism, from a pioneering look at the shaky science of dietary fat to an exposé on predatory publishers and a data-driven study of who illegally downloads scientific papers. Thanks to a generous donor, Science’s News team has increased its support of ambitious projects in investigative reporting and data journalism. The fund has both freed up staff time and resources for projects and allowed Science to back challenging and time-consuming investigations by freelance journalists. We’re eager to tell stories about the scientific community and its practices, the influence of money and politics in science, and science-related public policy that can only be brought to light through extensive reporting, documents, and data."
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Beyond Scicomm 101: How To Connect With Policymakers

"We live in an increasingly polarised present, looking to a complex and uncertain future while basing our legislative decisions on systems of the past. Emotions, self-interest, power relations and values all play their role in decision-making and political discourse. Today’s drivers of political behaviour have become more complex, transnational, instrumentalised and agenda-driven than ever, bringing into question the very nature of democracy. The multi-annual Enlightenment 2.0 research programme seeks to provide the interdisciplinary scientific underpinning to optimise this evolution of the political behaviour. The presentation will focus on the report on Values and Identities: A policymaker's guide to explore the deep underpinnings of what people want, and how this is relevant to presenting research findings that resonate with the audience."
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Beyond Scicomm 101: How To Connect With Policymakers

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"We live in an increasingly polarised present, looking to a complex and uncertain future while basing our legislative decisions on systems of the past. Emotions, self-interest, power relations and values all play their role in decision-making and political discourse. Today’s drivers of political behaviour have become more complex, transnational, instrumentalised and agenda-driven than ever, bringing into question the very nature of democracy. The multi-annual Enlightenment 2.0 research programme seeks to provide the interdisciplinary scientific underpinning to optimise this evolution of the political behaviour. The presentation will focus on the report on Values and Identities: A policymaker's guide to explore the deep underpinnings of what people want, and how this is relevant to presenting research findings that resonate with the audience."
Published By:

European Geosciences Union

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November 6, 2025

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Book

Science Communication for Scientists

"Science, healthcare, and technology only make an impact if they are understood and trusted. That’s why effective communication is mission-critical. Science Communication for Scientists offers practical strategies grounded in research—and shares insights from the Alda Center’s Alda Method®, which has trained thousands of scientists to connect with audiences. This resource empowers scientists at every stage of their careers to share their work in ways that inspire trust, understanding, and impact."
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Science Communication for Scientists

Summary:
"Science, healthcare, and technology only make an impact if they are understood and trusted. That’s why effective communication is mission-critical. Science Communication for Scientists offers practical strategies grounded in research—and shares insights from the Alda Center’s Alda Method®, which has trained thousands of scientists to connect with audiences. This resource empowers scientists at every stage of their careers to share their work in ways that inspire trust, understanding, and impact."
Author:

Laura Lindenfeld, John C. Besley, Xia Zheng, Anthony Dudo, Todd P. Newman

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Routledge

Date:

September 29, 2025

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