This article summarizes a panel session at the ScienceWriters2024 meeting in which speakers discussed how public information officers (PIOs) can better work with journalists. Speakers included Victoria Jaggard, executive editor
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“Health threats from climate change are reaching record-breaking levels, affecting people in every country, according to the eighth annual Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change report, which provides an
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Sam Lloyd, a scientist and children’s book author, shares insights about science and nature writing for children. “When we are writing about science and nature, non-fiction offers us endless opportunities
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“Climate misinformation may be more effective than we’d like to think because of a phenomenon called the illusory truth effect. In short, we are more likely to believe a lie
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“A handful of researchers tried to notify the international community about a brewing problem with mpox, but their reports went mostly unnoticed until an outbreak in the United Kingdom in
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“As schools prepare for the fall semester, administrators are checking children’s shot records and working with families to help kids get up to date.” This research roundup explains strategies to
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The panel “Mis- and Disinformation about Health is Killing Us. What Should Journalists Be Doing about It?” presented at the 2024 International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy, explored how certain
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“Ever wondered what it’s like to swap a pipette for a pen? Imagine turning yours and other’s discoveries and passion for science into compelling stories that captivate a wider audience.
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“Nearly two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, pregnant people continue to have difficulty accessing abortion care across the country. During a panel at HJ24, a
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“Experts and journalists who have researched and worked with trauma survivors say that practicing trauma-informed journalism not only leads to better, more accurate stories, but also helps protect survivors from
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A new study from researchers at Cornell University found that how health disparities were framed in news articles had an impact on readers’ perceptions of their risks. AHCJ spoke with
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“Journalists can’t report accurately on research involving human subjects without knowing certain details about the sample of people researchers studied. It’s important to know, for example, whether researchers used a
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SciLine, based at AAAS, and the Center for Media Engagement at the University of Texas at Austin collaborated on a survey of journalists and scientists who use SciLine’s service matching
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A May 2024 study, published in BMC Public Health, examines local television news clips covering gun violence. The study “reveals an overwhelming reliance on law enforcement narratives, missing deeper insights
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“There is consensus that climate journalism should be accurate, well-sourced, and reflect complexity and uncertainty as appropriate… But what about the huge range of audiences around the world? And the
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“In addition to being obviously uncomfortable, extreme heat is a public health issue.” This guide, an issue of Covering Climate Now’s biweekly newsletter, includes reporting tips, story examples, and resources
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Behavioral scientist Uri Simonsohn shares his thoughts on how journalists can improve their coverage of academic fraud and misconduct. Simonsohn, who coauthors the Data Colada blog (https://datacolada.org/), urges reporters to
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“As artificial intelligence infiltrates virtually every aspect of life, more states in the U.S. are seeking to regulate (or at least monitor) its use. Many are passing legislation, issuing policy
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“Extreme heat is harming our societies. From children forced to stay away from school and agricultural workers struggling out in the field, to increased demand for electricity and health services,
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“ProPublica journalists Al Shaw and Lisa Song sifted through tons of data to deliver “Poison in the Air,” an award-winning reporting series in which they — alongside fellow reporters Lylla
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“Putting a portfolio together is not complicated once you have a few assignments under your belt. But it’s a different story for newbies, and I can’t count how many first-time
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“Climate change remains one of the most challenging stories for media to cover well. The sheer magnitude of the problem, and its unrelenting slow burn of destruction, makes it difficult
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“New Boston University–led research has found historically excluded and marginalized Americans may be more vulnerable to inaccurate notions about science due to ‘structural and institutional power dynamics.’” The Brink, Boston
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“This tip sheet outlines some of the many ways researchers can help the news media cover research accurately, starting with the journalists who interview them about their own work.” It
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