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Tip Sheet: Follow the Money — How To Cover the Federal Appropriations Process

On April 30, 2026, CASW Connector hosted a Chat with Alessandra Zimmermann, AAAS project director for R&D policy, and Max Kozlov, award-winning science journalist at Nature.

The Chat was moderated by independent science journalist Virginia Gewin and facilitated by CASW program director Amber Dance.

Check out the tip sheet for advice and resources, as well as a recording of the Chat.

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Tip Sheet: Follow the Money — How To Cover the Federal Appropriations Process

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On April 30, 2026, CASW Connector hosted a Chat with Alessandra Zimmermann, AAAS project director for R&D policy, and Max Kozlov, award-winning science journalist at Nature.

The Chat was moderated by independent science journalist Virginia Gewin and facilitated by CASW program director Amber Dance.

Check out the tip sheet for advice and resources, as well as a recording of the Chat.

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Amazon Mining Watch

"Amazon Mining Watch uses artificial intelligence to map the impact of gold mining activities in nine Amazonian countries. By analyzing historical and recent satellite imagery, this tool monitors the rapid expansion of mining and mining, both legal and illegal, in the world's largest rainforest. ... If you're a journalist reporting on environmental issues, Indigenous rights, supply chains, or economic drivers of deforestation, AMW offers many insights and story angles. The most recent data, covering the year of 2024, was recently update in the platform and now users can compare the affected areas by mining in the Amazon since 2018. "
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Amazon Mining Watch

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"Amazon Mining Watch uses artificial intelligence to map the impact of gold mining activities in nine Amazonian countries. By analyzing historical and recent satellite imagery, this tool monitors the rapid expansion of mining and mining, both legal and illegal, in the world's largest rainforest. ... If you're a journalist reporting on environmental issues, Indigenous rights, supply chains, or economic drivers of deforestation, AMW offers many insights and story angles. The most recent data, covering the year of 2024, was recently update in the platform and now users can compare the affected areas by mining in the Amazon since 2018. "
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Carbon in Context

Project Drawdown

"Carbon in Context is a free-to-use tool that converts greenhouse gas emissions quantities into familiar terms. It can help you better understand and communicate climate change with clarity. Gas types:"
  • Carbon dioxide (CO2)
  • Methane (CH4)
  • Nitrous oxide (N2O)
  • R-22 (HCFC-22)
  • Perfluoromethan (CF4)
  • Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6)
   
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Carbon in Context

Summary:
"Carbon in Context is a free-to-use tool that converts greenhouse gas emissions quantities into familiar terms. It can help you better understand and communicate climate change with clarity. Gas types:"
  • Carbon dioxide (CO2)
  • Methane (CH4)
  • Nitrous oxide (N2O)
  • R-22 (HCFC-22)
  • Perfluoromethan (CF4)
  • Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6)
   
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Project Drawdown

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How To Cover Nature Crime

"How can journalists report on nature crime and other criminal activity that affects the environment, as well as the people who live in and depend on these ecosystems? What tools, collaborations and reporting approaches are needed to uncover illegal logging, mining, drug trafficking, and other threats to ecosystems and Indigenous and local communities? "Join this special webinar hosted by Mongabay’s Global Bureau. ... Drawing on reporting by Mongabay’s Nature Crime fellows in Mongabay Latam and Mongabay Indonesia, the discussion explores what journalists can learn from their methods, tools, and field experience."
  • When: May 5, 2026 at 12:00 UTC // 8 a.m. EDT
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How To Cover Nature Crime

Summary:
"How can journalists report on nature crime and other criminal activity that affects the environment, as well as the people who live in and depend on these ecosystems? What tools, collaborations and reporting approaches are needed to uncover illegal logging, mining, drug trafficking, and other threats to ecosystems and Indigenous and local communities? "Join this special webinar hosted by Mongabay’s Global Bureau. ... Drawing on reporting by Mongabay’s Nature Crime fellows in Mongabay Latam and Mongabay Indonesia, the discussion explores what journalists can learn from their methods, tools, and field experience."
  • When: May 5, 2026 at 12:00 UTC // 8 a.m. EDT
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How a Freelancer Pitched a Story on a Controversial Condition to Undark

"Jyoti Madhusoodanan, a freelance science and health journalist in Portland, Ore., had been curious about Morgellon’s disease ever since coming across it while studying microbiology in graduate school. The condition — which causes intensely uncomfortable sensations like crawling, burning or stinging under the skin, leading to scratching and sores — is controversial among clinicians and researchers, who disagree about its roots. ... Here, Madhusoodanan shares the pitch that landed the assignment, and more about the story behind the story. Check out the highlighted sections of her pitch, too, for some of my takeaways on what else freelancers can learn."
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How a Freelancer Pitched a Story on a Controversial Condition to Undark

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"Jyoti Madhusoodanan, a freelance science and health journalist in Portland, Ore., had been curious about Morgellon’s disease ever since coming across it while studying microbiology in graduate school. The condition — which causes intensely uncomfortable sensations like crawling, burning or stinging under the skin, leading to scratching and sores — is controversial among clinicians and researchers, who disagree about its roots. ... Here, Madhusoodanan shares the pitch that landed the assignment, and more about the story behind the story. Check out the highlighted sections of her pitch, too, for some of my takeaways on what else freelancers can learn."
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Anna Medaris

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Association of Health Care Journalists

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April 14, 2026

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Report on PFAS Better, With a Better Mapping Tool

Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ)

"If drinking water safety is on your beat, then keeping track of seesawing regulations around PFAS is a challenge. But as Reporter’s Toolbox writes, a powerful government data mapping tool can help you at least locate nearby PFAS facilities at a glance. What it does well and where it sources its underlying data, plus some suggestions on using it for your reporting."
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Report on PFAS Better, With a Better Mapping Tool

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"If drinking water safety is on your beat, then keeping track of seesawing regulations around PFAS is a challenge. But as Reporter’s Toolbox writes, a powerful government data mapping tool can help you at least locate nearby PFAS facilities at a glance. What it does well and where it sources its underlying data, plus some suggestions on using it for your reporting."
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Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ)

Author:

Joseph A. Davis

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SEJournal

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April 8, 2026

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Techniques for Investigating Data Centers

"At the recent NICAR conference in the US, GIJN examined the burgeoning genre of exposés on data centers. We’ve compiled expert tips for reporting on the impacts of these resource-hungry data storage facilities that power AI — from water exploitation and greenwashing to power consumption and flouting environmental regulations."
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Techniques for Investigating Data Centers

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"At the recent NICAR conference in the US, GIJN examined the burgeoning genre of exposés on data centers. We’ve compiled expert tips for reporting on the impacts of these resource-hungry data storage facilities that power AI — from water exploitation and greenwashing to power consumption and flouting environmental regulations."
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Rowan Philp

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Global Investigative Journalism Network

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March 30, 2026

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SWCC Webinar: Levelling Up Your Journalism Skills — Fellowships, Scholarships and More

"Science communicators and journalists often reach a point where they want to brush up on foundational knowledge, strengthen specific skills, or delve into a particular area of interest. This virtual event explores how to 'level up' at any stage of your career through funded professional development opportunities such as fellowships and scholarships. At this event, SWCC board member Bryce Hoye will share his experience as a fellow in the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT. He'll be joined by Ashley Smart, associate director of the Knight Science Journalism Program, as well as two organizers of the CBC David Suzuki Scholarship for journalism students — Lesley Birchard and Gina Lorentz — who will welcome audience questions about their programs. By bringing together both personal experiences and program-level insights, this event will give participants a clearer understanding of funded opportunities for Canadian science communicators and journalists across the career spectrum, along with resources for further exploration."
  • When: April 15, 2026 @ 5 - 6 p.m. ET
  • No cost for SWCC members / $30 CAD for nonmembers
Are you a non-member of SWCC registering for this event? If you decide to become a member of SWCC within 2 weeks of the event date, your membership fee (in the applicable category) will be discounted by the amount you paid for event registration. To activate your discounted membership within the 2-week period, email office@sciencewriters.ca."
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SWCC Webinar: Levelling Up Your Journalism Skills — Fellowships, Scholarships and More

Summary:
"Science communicators and journalists often reach a point where they want to brush up on foundational knowledge, strengthen specific skills, or delve into a particular area of interest. This virtual event explores how to 'level up' at any stage of your career through funded professional development opportunities such as fellowships and scholarships. At this event, SWCC board member Bryce Hoye will share his experience as a fellow in the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT. He'll be joined by Ashley Smart, associate director of the Knight Science Journalism Program, as well as two organizers of the CBC David Suzuki Scholarship for journalism students — Lesley Birchard and Gina Lorentz — who will welcome audience questions about their programs. By bringing together both personal experiences and program-level insights, this event will give participants a clearer understanding of funded opportunities for Canadian science communicators and journalists across the career spectrum, along with resources for further exploration."
  • When: April 15, 2026 @ 5 - 6 p.m. ET
  • No cost for SWCC members / $30 CAD for nonmembers
Are you a non-member of SWCC registering for this event? If you decide to become a member of SWCC within 2 weeks of the event date, your membership fee (in the applicable category) will be discounted by the amount you paid for event registration. To activate your discounted membership within the 2-week period, email office@sciencewriters.ca."
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NASA Earthdata Offers a New Look at What Satellites See Down Here

Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ)

"The capacity to visualize Earth’s ecosystems in detail is an invaluable aid to reporting on the environment. That’s now being bolstered with an ongoing upgrade to NASA’s Earthdata program, fueled by its ranks of satellites. Reporter’s Toolbox says the refurbishment offers treasures for journalists ranging from oceans, groundwater and land surfaces to the biosphere and atmosphere."
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NASA Earthdata Offers a New Look at What Satellites See Down Here

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"The capacity to visualize Earth’s ecosystems in detail is an invaluable aid to reporting on the environment. That’s now being bolstered with an ongoing upgrade to NASA’s Earthdata program, fueled by its ranks of satellites. Reporter’s Toolbox says the refurbishment offers treasures for journalists ranging from oceans, groundwater and land surfaces to the biosphere and atmosphere."
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Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ)

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Joseph A. Davis

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SEJournal

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March 25, 2026

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Inside SAM.gov: An Open Data Demo for Journalists

"SAM.gov — the federal government’s System for Award Management — is one of the most underused databases in public-interest journalism. It tracks hundreds of billions of dollars in federal contracts and grants, the companies and organizations that receive them, and entities barred or suspended from doing business with the government. If you cover federal spending, government contractors, nonprofits, or public accountability, this data is for you. This session [on April 3] is a hands-on demo, not a panel discussion. We walk through what’s in SAM.gov’s open data, how to access and navigate it, and how to start asking it real questions."
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Inside SAM.gov: An Open Data Demo for Journalists

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"SAM.gov — the federal government’s System for Award Management — is one of the most underused databases in public-interest journalism. It tracks hundreds of billions of dollars in federal contracts and grants, the companies and organizations that receive them, and entities barred or suspended from doing business with the government. If you cover federal spending, government contractors, nonprofits, or public accountability, this data is for you. This session [on April 3] is a hands-on demo, not a panel discussion. We walk through what’s in SAM.gov’s open data, how to access and navigate it, and how to start asking it real questions."
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The Journalist’s Resource

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April 7, 2026

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Are You Making These 10 Mistakes in Your Science Communication?

"Watch the recording from Jess Lupini's presentation to the University of Calgary's Faculty of Science. Part of their Science Communication Webinar series, Jess walks us through how to use text, images, video, and data to create higher-impact science presentations."
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Are You Making These 10 Mistakes in Your Science Communication?

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"Watch the recording from Jess Lupini's presentation to the University of Calgary's Faculty of Science. Part of their Science Communication Webinar series, Jess walks us through how to use text, images, video, and data to create higher-impact science presentations."
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Faculty of Science, University of Calgary

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March 20, 2026

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Data Journalism: Reporting Where Climate and Health Meet

"In this webinar, Climate Central and SciLine walked journalists through the tools and skills needed to report accurately and confidently when climate and health overlap. Journalists learned how to find climate and health data, key terminology, where to find the right experts, and how to tell familiar stories in a way that centers the communities most affected by climate change and its health impacts. We also looked at real newsroom examples of health reporting built on these tools and skills, so you can see firsthand what kinds of questions the data can help answer and how it fits into timely storytelling. You’ll walk away from this session with story ideas, paired with graphics, toolkits, and expert resources to support your reporting."
  • When: April 7, 2026 @ 1-2 p.m. ET
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Data Journalism: Reporting Where Climate and Health Meet

Summary:
"In this webinar, Climate Central and SciLine walked journalists through the tools and skills needed to report accurately and confidently when climate and health overlap. Journalists learned how to find climate and health data, key terminology, where to find the right experts, and how to tell familiar stories in a way that centers the communities most affected by climate change and its health impacts. We also looked at real newsroom examples of health reporting built on these tools and skills, so you can see firsthand what kinds of questions the data can help answer and how it fits into timely storytelling. You’ll walk away from this session with story ideas, paired with graphics, toolkits, and expert resources to support your reporting."
  • When: April 7, 2026 @ 1-2 p.m. ET
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Covering Drugs: A Media Resource Guide

This guide includes research, surveys, data, and other helpful information for journalists covering substance use, addiction, overdose, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery."
Resource Database / Guide

Covering Drugs: A Media Resource Guide

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This guide includes research, surveys, data, and other helpful information for journalists covering substance use, addiction, overdose, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery."
Published By:

Susan Stellin, 2025-26 RJI Fellow

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March 3, 2026

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AI’s Unquenchable Thirst for Water

"Beyond its staggering electricity demands, AI requires water — and a lot of it. A single data center can consume over 300,000 gallons a day — equivalent to the water used in a thousand homes — to cool the computers powering your chat prompts. As climate change worsens water scarcity through rising temperatures and disruptions to precipitation patterns, AI threatens to further drain water from the areas that need it most; over two-thirds of data centers built since 2022 are in water-stressed regions. As big tech continues its plan to build as many data centers as possible, Covering Climate Now hosted a one-hour discussion where we highlighted the reasons for AI’s ever-growing thirst, explored how to cover the local concerns of communities facing water shortages, and investigated potential solutions to safeguard this increasingly scarce resource."
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AI’s Unquenchable Thirst for Water

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"Beyond its staggering electricity demands, AI requires water — and a lot of it. A single data center can consume over 300,000 gallons a day — equivalent to the water used in a thousand homes — to cool the computers powering your chat prompts. As climate change worsens water scarcity through rising temperatures and disruptions to precipitation patterns, AI threatens to further drain water from the areas that need it most; over two-thirds of data centers built since 2022 are in water-stressed regions. As big tech continues its plan to build as many data centers as possible, Covering Climate Now hosted a one-hour discussion where we highlighted the reasons for AI’s ever-growing thirst, explored how to cover the local concerns of communities facing water shortages, and investigated potential solutions to safeguard this increasingly scarce resource."
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Covering Climate Now

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March 3, 2026

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Pitch Clinic at the Perugia Journalism Festival

"Covering Climate Now and Clean Energy Wire are hosting a practical session at the 2026 International Journalism Festival in Perugia: 'Covering a heating world with fewer resources.' The session is designed to help freelance climate journalists navigate shifting editorial priorities and tighter budgets, and it includes a live pitch clinic. ... We’ll workshop pitches that have been submitted in advance. The strongest will be considered for publication by The Guardian."
  • Attendance in person is not required to submit a pitch.
  • The session will be live-streamed and on-demand, for free.
  • Only 100 pitches will be accepted, and then the form will be closed.
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Pitch Clinic at the Perugia Journalism Festival

Summary:
"Covering Climate Now and Clean Energy Wire are hosting a practical session at the 2026 International Journalism Festival in Perugia: 'Covering a heating world with fewer resources.' The session is designed to help freelance climate journalists navigate shifting editorial priorities and tighter budgets, and it includes a live pitch clinic. ... We’ll workshop pitches that have been submitted in advance. The strongest will be considered for publication by The Guardian."
  • Attendance in person is not required to submit a pitch.
  • The session will be live-streamed and on-demand, for free.
  • Only 100 pitches will be accepted, and then the form will be closed.
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Article

The Regulation Gap: How To Cover Toxic Chemicals in U.S. Products

"Scientists and public health advocates increasingly document links between everyday chemical exposures and serious health outcomes, yet, in many cases, those chemicals remain legal and widely used. As health journalists, we have to grapple ... with the science and the social, regulatory, and political realities that allow hazardous chemicals to persist on shelves and in the food supply long after data suggest they might harm people. Covering toxic chemicals is about examining the systems and choices that shape what’s in Americans’ bodies, why scientific knowledge doesn’t always translate into regulation, and who is disproportionately affected by the risks."
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The Regulation Gap: How To Cover Toxic Chemicals in U.S. Products

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"Scientists and public health advocates increasingly document links between everyday chemical exposures and serious health outcomes, yet, in many cases, those chemicals remain legal and widely used. As health journalists, we have to grapple ... with the science and the social, regulatory, and political realities that allow hazardous chemicals to persist on shelves and in the food supply long after data suggest they might harm people. Covering toxic chemicals is about examining the systems and choices that shape what’s in Americans’ bodies, why scientific knowledge doesn’t always translate into regulation, and who is disproportionately affected by the risks."
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Lara Salahi

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Association of Health Care Journalists

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March 3, 2026

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Fellowships & Grants

IJ4EU Fund for Cross-Border Investigative Journalism

"The Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU) programme is back for another funding cycle, reopening one of Europe’s most trusted sources of support for ambitious collaborative reporting. Over the next two years, IJ4EU will commit €1.6 million in grants to investigative teams working across borders, alongside a comprehensive package of assistance that includes:
  • Training, mentoring and peer-to-peer learning;
  • Tools designed for secure cross-border collaboration;
  • Legal aid and security training to help manage real-world risks;
  • Awards, conferences and networking opportunities."
There are two categories:
  • IJ4EU’s Freelancer Support Scheme: Grants of up to €20,000 plus an extra cushion of tailored assistance including training, mentoring and networking opportunities to teams of journalists working outside of newsroom structures.
  • IJ4EU’s Investigation Support Scheme: Grants of up to €50,000 to cross-border journalistic teams of any kind.
Calls for the 2026-27 funding round:
  • The first call opened February 12, 2026. Deadline: April 13.
  • The second call opens December 1, 2026.
Register for an info webinar on Monday, February 23 @ 13:00 CET. Register to attend a free Cross-Border Investigative Masterclass on Tuesday, March 3, 13:00 – 15:30 CET.
Fellowships & Grants

IJ4EU Fund for Cross-Border Investigative Journalism

Summary:
"The Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU) programme is back for another funding cycle, reopening one of Europe’s most trusted sources of support for ambitious collaborative reporting. Over the next two years, IJ4EU will commit €1.6 million in grants to investigative teams working across borders, alongside a comprehensive package of assistance that includes:
  • Training, mentoring and peer-to-peer learning;
  • Tools designed for secure cross-border collaboration;
  • Legal aid and security training to help manage real-world risks;
  • Awards, conferences and networking opportunities."
There are two categories:
  • IJ4EU’s Freelancer Support Scheme: Grants of up to €20,000 plus an extra cushion of tailored assistance including training, mentoring and networking opportunities to teams of journalists working outside of newsroom structures.
  • IJ4EU’s Investigation Support Scheme: Grants of up to €50,000 to cross-border journalistic teams of any kind.
Calls for the 2026-27 funding round:
  • The first call opened February 12, 2026. Deadline: April 13.
  • The second call opens December 1, 2026.
Register for an info webinar on Monday, February 23 @ 13:00 CET. Register to attend a free Cross-Border Investigative Masterclass on Tuesday, March 3, 13:00 – 15:30 CET.
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Getting Yourself on the Scene: How To Fund and Plan Field-Reporting Trips

"Field reporting brings science stories to life and transports audiences into the action. But getting on scene requires advance work to secure travel funding and maximize your time while in the field. Though some outlets will fund field-reporting trips, it helps to sell a story with travel funding already in hand through a grant or fellowship program. Developing a solid base of pre-reporting and expertise in your subject area will help you craft competitive applications (and story pitches). You can also tack field-reporting onto personal trips to cut costs."
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Getting Yourself on the Scene: How To Fund and Plan Field-Reporting Trips

Summary:
"Field reporting brings science stories to life and transports audiences into the action. But getting on scene requires advance work to secure travel funding and maximize your time while in the field. Though some outlets will fund field-reporting trips, it helps to sell a story with travel funding already in hand through a grant or fellowship program. Developing a solid base of pre-reporting and expertise in your subject area will help you craft competitive applications (and story pitches). You can also tack field-reporting onto personal trips to cut costs."
Author:

Skyler Ware

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The Open Notebook

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March 3, 2026

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AI Data Centers & Their Climate and Community Impact

Covering Climate Now (CCNow)

"The tech industry’s insatiable interest in AI is driving a data center boom in the US that shows no sign of slowing down. The environmental footprint of these facilities is immense. Once touted by tech companies for their potential boon to stimulate local economies with short-lived construction jobs, these proposed facilities have seen nationwide pushback from across the political spectrum for driving up electricity prices and for their local environmental impacts. This discussion equipped journalists with the fundamental understanding of the economic and climate impacts stemming from AI’s vast power use, explored how to investigate data centers in their area, and highlighted unique story ideas to tackle this growing issue playing out in communities across the world."
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AI Data Centers & Their Climate and Community Impact

Summary:
"The tech industry’s insatiable interest in AI is driving a data center boom in the US that shows no sign of slowing down. The environmental footprint of these facilities is immense. Once touted by tech companies for their potential boon to stimulate local economies with short-lived construction jobs, these proposed facilities have seen nationwide pushback from across the political spectrum for driving up electricity prices and for their local environmental impacts. This discussion equipped journalists with the fundamental understanding of the economic and climate impacts stemming from AI’s vast power use, explored how to investigate data centers in their area, and highlighted unique story ideas to tackle this growing issue playing out in communities across the world."
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Covering Climate Now (CCNow)

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February 24, 2026

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Article

Using Science To Combat Misinformation and Disinformation

"A common desire of scientists involved in public engagement, including speaking with the media, is to debunk misinformation. Refuting false claims effectively is an uphill battle, but it can be incredibly valuable. While research is mixed on the best practices, here are tips to get you started."
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Using Science To Combat Misinformation and Disinformation

Summary:
"A common desire of scientists involved in public engagement, including speaking with the media, is to debunk misinformation. Refuting false claims effectively is an uphill battle, but it can be incredibly valuable. While research is mixed on the best practices, here are tips to get you started."
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SciLine

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February 26, 2026

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Training program

The Mental Health Reporting Project

"Poynter’s Mental Health Reporting Project equips journalists with specialized tools to cover sensitive topics ethically across all beats. Through five expert-led sessions, journalists learn accountable approaches to trauma, suicide, addiction, and mental health disparities that traditional training often overlooks. Developed in partnership with The Carter Center, this self-paced program delivers practical insights to minimize harm while creating impactful stories. Participants gain essential skills that protect their own mental health while producing nuanced coverage that engages audiences and serves vulnerable communities."
Training program

The Mental Health Reporting Project

Summary:
"Poynter’s Mental Health Reporting Project equips journalists with specialized tools to cover sensitive topics ethically across all beats. Through five expert-led sessions, journalists learn accountable approaches to trauma, suicide, addiction, and mental health disparities that traditional training often overlooks. Developed in partnership with The Carter Center, this self-paced program delivers practical insights to minimize harm while creating impactful stories. Participants gain essential skills that protect their own mental health while producing nuanced coverage that engages audiences and serves vulnerable communities."
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Covering Battery Storage

"The latest edition of our biweekly newsletter for local journalists explores battery storage, including the important role that battery energy storage systems play in the renewable energy transition, sample stories to inspire your work, and reporting tips from New York Times energy correspondent Ivan Penn."
Article

Covering Battery Storage

Summary:
"The latest edition of our biweekly newsletter for local journalists explores battery storage, including the important role that battery energy storage systems play in the renewable energy transition, sample stories to inspire your work, and reporting tips from New York Times energy correspondent Ivan Penn."
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Locally Sourced, Covering Climate Now

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February 24, 2026

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Covering Climate Across Beats

Covering Climate Now (CCNow)

"During this live training session on how to make the climate connection across beats we shared practical tips for identifying climate angles in everyday stories, explored examples from newsrooms around the world, and showed you how even one sentence can transform your reporting. No science background required to get the most out of this session, just a willingness to connect the dots!"
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Covering Climate Across Beats

Summary:
"During this live training session on how to make the climate connection across beats we shared practical tips for identifying climate angles in everyday stories, explored examples from newsrooms around the world, and showed you how even one sentence can transform your reporting. No science background required to get the most out of this session, just a willingness to connect the dots!"
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Covering Climate Now (CCNow)

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February 19, 2026

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Organization

Oxpeckers Center for Investigative Environmental Journalism

Oxpeckers, founded and headed by award-winning environmental journalist Fiona Macleod, is "Africa’s first journalistic investigation unit focusing on environmental issues. The Center combines traditional investigative reporting with data analysis and geo-mapping tools to expose eco-offences and track organised criminal syndicates."
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Oxpeckers Center for Investigative Environmental Journalism

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Oxpeckers, founded and headed by award-winning environmental journalist Fiona Macleod, is "Africa’s first journalistic investigation unit focusing on environmental issues. The Center combines traditional investigative reporting with data analysis and geo-mapping tools to expose eco-offences and track organised criminal syndicates."
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Events

NASW Virtual Business Chat: Peek Inside Niche Publications — How To Create and Sustain Them

National Association of Science Writers (NASW)

For NASW members only. "Ever wanted to start your own publication? Despite numerous media outlet closures in recent years, several niche publications have emerged. This month’s NASW Freelance Committee bizchat will feature a panel of creators from niche publications, including Sequencer magazine, The Transmitter, Wildlife Investigators Reporters & Editors, and the Journal of Medical Internet Research. Panelists will share how they started their news outlet, the challenges they faced, and how they are growing their readership. They will also share any opportunities for freelancers."
  • When: March 5, 2026 @ 1 p.m. ET
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NASW Virtual Business Chat: Peek Inside Niche Publications — How To Create and Sustain Them

Summary:
For NASW members only. "Ever wanted to start your own publication? Despite numerous media outlet closures in recent years, several niche publications have emerged. This month’s NASW Freelance Committee bizchat will feature a panel of creators from niche publications, including Sequencer magazine, The Transmitter, Wildlife Investigators Reporters & Editors, and the Journal of Medical Internet Research. Panelists will share how they started their news outlet, the challenges they faced, and how they are growing their readership. They will also share any opportunities for freelancers."
  • When: March 5, 2026 @ 1 p.m. ET
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National Association of Science Writers (NASW)

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Virtual

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