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Geo AI: Environmental Journalism Using Artificial Intelligence

"In this webinar, promoted in partnership by Cambridge Digital Humanities (CDH), Earth Genome, and Pulitzer Center, participants presented examples of the current existing models deployed in environmental investigations, discussing their strengths and limitations."
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Geo AI: Environmental Journalism Using Artificial Intelligence

Summary:
"In this webinar, promoted in partnership by Cambridge Digital Humanities (CDH), Earth Genome, and Pulitzer Center, participants presented examples of the current existing models deployed in environmental investigations, discussing their strengths and limitations."
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November 5, 2025

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How To Spot Predatory Journals: 4 Tips and 2 Checklists

"It’s important for journalists to be aware of predatory journals because such journals pose a threat to the integrity of science journalism." See also: "Study Sheds Light on Journalists’ Knowledge of Predatory Journals."
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How To Spot Predatory Journals: 4 Tips and 2 Checklists

Summary:
"It’s important for journalists to be aware of predatory journals because such journals pose a threat to the integrity of science journalism." See also: "Study Sheds Light on Journalists’ Knowledge of Predatory Journals."
Author:

Naseem S. Miller

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The Journalist’s Resource

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September 30, 2025

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Interrogating Data: A Science Writer’s Guide to Data Journalism

"In its simplest definition, data journalism is the practice of using numbers and trends to tell a story. It requires a variety of skills: research to find the correct dataset, analysis to determine what kind of story this dataset may tell, and presentation to share that story with readers. And these skills are within reach for many science writers, even without any programming background: Simply ask questions, and you will find the central tenet of a story."
Article

Interrogating Data: A Science Writer’s Guide to Data Journalism

Summary:
"In its simplest definition, data journalism is the practice of using numbers and trends to tell a story. It requires a variety of skills: research to find the correct dataset, analysis to determine what kind of story this dataset may tell, and presentation to share that story with readers. And these skills are within reach for many science writers, even without any programming background: Simply ask questions, and you will find the central tenet of a story."
Author:

Betsy Ladyzhets

Published By:

The Open Notebook

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July 28, 2020

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How Journalists Can Use Scraping Tools for Environmental Stories

Pulitzer Center

"This webinar was led by Pulitzer Center Researcher Fernanda Buffa, Data Editor Kuang Keng Kuek Ser and Martynas Juravičius, R&D Tech Lead at Oxylabs." Topics covered:
  • Tools and platforms to get started, with no coding experience required
  • Real-world case studies: deforestation data, pollution records, permit databases
  • How to collect large datasets from public websites
  • The basics of web scraping and ethical/legal considerations
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How Journalists Can Use Scraping Tools for Environmental Stories

Summary:
"This webinar was led by Pulitzer Center Researcher Fernanda Buffa, Data Editor Kuang Keng Kuek Ser and Martynas Juravičius, R&D Tech Lead at Oxylabs." Topics covered:
  • Tools and platforms to get started, with no coding experience required
  • Real-world case studies: deforestation data, pollution records, permit databases
  • How to collect large datasets from public websites
  • The basics of web scraping and ethical/legal considerations
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Pulitzer Center

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October 15, 2025

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AI and Science Journalism: An Uneasy Future

"Stephen Ornes, a freelance science writer, three-time winner of the AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award, and a Writer in Residence at Vanderbilt University, spoke with Grady College journalism students on Sept. 20, 2025."
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AI and Science Journalism: An Uneasy Future

Summary:
"Stephen Ornes, a freelance science writer, three-time winner of the AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award, and a Writer in Residence at Vanderbilt University, spoke with Grady College journalism students on Sept. 20, 2025."
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September 30, 2025

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Article

6 Tips To Help Journalists Avoid Overgeneralizing Research Findings

"Journalists often overgeneralize study results by reporting that they apply to a much larger group of people than they actually do. In this tip sheet, scholars offer guidance and explain why it's a bad idea to rely on artificial intelligence tools to summarize research."
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6 Tips To Help Journalists Avoid Overgeneralizing Research Findings

Summary:
"Journalists often overgeneralize study results by reporting that they apply to a much larger group of people than they actually do. In this tip sheet, scholars offer guidance and explain why it's a bad idea to rely on artificial intelligence tools to summarize research."
Author:

Denise-Marie Ordway

Published By:

The Journalist's Resource

Date:

October 1, 2025

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Why the Best Science Needs Great Storytelling — Fay Lin

"Fay Lin is a science journalist and Senior Editor at Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN), where she covers breakthroughs across biotech with a particular focus on AI and protein design. Expect to learn what distinguishes sexy science stories from boring ones, why mental health for graduate students is in a state of crisis, and how to step away from the familiar path."
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Why the Best Science Needs Great Storytelling — Fay Lin

Summary:
"Fay Lin is a science journalist and Senior Editor at Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN), where she covers breakthroughs across biotech with a particular focus on AI and protein design. Expect to learn what distinguishes sexy science stories from boring ones, why mental health for graduate students is in a state of crisis, and how to step away from the familiar path."
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September 20, 2025

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Reporting on federal changes to science

NASA Cancelled Contracts and Grants

"This dashboard provides insights into NASA contracts and grants that may have been cancelled, terminated, or significantly modified since January 20, 2025. The data presented here are compiled and maintained by Casey Dreier at The Planetary Society to enhance transparency surrounding NASA’s programmatic activities and funding allocations." The data is checked daily.
Reporting on federal changes to science

NASA Cancelled Contracts and Grants

Summary:
"This dashboard provides insights into NASA contracts and grants that may have been cancelled, terminated, or significantly modified since January 20, 2025. The data presented here are compiled and maintained by Casey Dreier at The Planetary Society to enhance transparency surrounding NASA’s programmatic activities and funding allocations." The data is checked daily.
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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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Video: How To OSINT the Ocean

Summary:
"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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Pulitzer Center

Date:

September 9, 2025

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Resource Database / Guide

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.
Resource Database / Guide

Science Reporting Navigator

Summary:
"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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Article

Can ChatGPT Help Science Writers?

"When the artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI released the generative AI platform ChatGPT nearly 3 years ago, people began to speculate what the arrival of the large language model (LLM) meant for many creative industries, including journalism and other writing. In December 2023, the press office for Science (and the Science family of journals) decided to explore whether ChatGPT Plus had potential as a tool to help writers (the Science Press Package team, SciPak) convey information about upcoming research papers to the media. We sought to evaluate whether ChatGPT Plus could adhere to the specific writing style of SciPak. ... The conclusion of this experiment is that ChatGPT Plus did not meet SciPak’s standards."
Article

Can ChatGPT Help Science Writers?

Summary:
"When the artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI released the generative AI platform ChatGPT nearly 3 years ago, people began to speculate what the arrival of the large language model (LLM) meant for many creative industries, including journalism and other writing. In December 2023, the press office for Science (and the Science family of journals) decided to explore whether ChatGPT Plus had potential as a tool to help writers (the Science Press Package team, SciPak) convey information about upcoming research papers to the media. We sought to evaluate whether ChatGPT Plus could adhere to the specific writing style of SciPak. ... The conclusion of this experiment is that ChatGPT Plus did not meet SciPak’s standards."
Author:

Abigail Eisenstadt

Published By:

Science

Date:

September 18, 2025

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Science Writing on Substack

D.C. Science Writers Association (DCSWA)

On Sept. 18, 2025, the D.C. Science Writers Association (DCSWA) held a webinar on how to use Substack for sharing news about science, medicine, health and technology. "A panel of leading science writers and communicators provided insight about how they got started on Substack and are using the platform to share news with followers."
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Science Writing on Substack

Summary:
On Sept. 18, 2025, the D.C. Science Writers Association (DCSWA) held a webinar on how to use Substack for sharing news about science, medicine, health and technology. "A panel of leading science writers and communicators provided insight about how they got started on Substack and are using the platform to share news with followers."
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D.C. Science Writers Association (DCSWA)

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Awards

Sigma Awards

Global Investigative Journalism Network

"The Sigma Awards were launched in 2020 to recognize the best data journalism around the world, and also to preserve and build a media community that is increasingly important for public accountability. Now, after five years and 2,875 project entries from more than 100 countries, the competition — now hosted by the Global Investigative Journalism Network — has emerged as far more than a prize. It has become a catalyst for more ambitious and innovative public interest projects for newsrooms of all sizes in every region, the focus of a collaborative, sharp-toothed community, and a window into the evolution of data journalism itself. We find categories restrictive… The jury members will decide on the best work overall and come to a consensus on how to divide the US$5,000 cash prize." 2025 contest announcement. Deadline: March 7, 2025.
Awards

Sigma Awards

Summary:
"The Sigma Awards were launched in 2020 to recognize the best data journalism around the world, and also to preserve and build a media community that is increasingly important for public accountability. Now, after five years and 2,875 project entries from more than 100 countries, the competition — now hosted by the Global Investigative Journalism Network — has emerged as far more than a prize. It has become a catalyst for more ambitious and innovative public interest projects for newsrooms of all sizes in every region, the focus of a collaborative, sharp-toothed community, and a window into the evolution of data journalism itself. We find categories restrictive… The jury members will decide on the best work overall and come to a consensus on how to divide the US$5,000 cash prize." 2025 contest announcement. Deadline: March 7, 2025.
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Global Investigative Journalism Network

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