“The ability to craft a story using raw data — which can be messy and difficult to parse — is a skill worth honing, especially for journalists who cover science.
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“This Communication Toolkit provides guidance for scientists to build skills to more effectively communicate and engage with public audiences, including ways to apply the fundamentals of communication to scientific topics.
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This spreadsheet shares resources and programs from the SciCommers community, a network of undergrads, graduate students, postdocs, faculty, and industry researchers who are interested in improving their science communication skills.
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This Medium post by science journalist Shel Evergreen covers the basics of what science writing is, and shares a variety of resources for getting started. The post covers: science writing
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The SciComm Lexicon is a glossary of more than 170 terms, many of them illustrated, that “will help scientists and communicators alike better understand, reflect on and apply the concepts
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The Open Notebook has compiled a number of resources and strategies that reporters can use to ensure their stories include more diverse voices, and are more accurate and complete as
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This section from The Journalist’s Resource features articles and tipsheets about reporting on scientific research. Topics covered include understanding research methods, finding and recognizing high-quality research, avoiding missteps when reporting
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“As we move toward a more equitable world, every industry is going to need new networks and resources to help them connect with talented people of color. In the spirit
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“Our goal is to promote paid opportunities for multiply marginalized members of the disability community, and to encourage editors and journalists to think of disabled people for stories that stretch
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“Diverse Sources is a searchable database of underrepresented experts in the areas of science, health and the environment. Anyone who considers themselves underrepresented and is willing to respond to journalists
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“The Diverse Sources Database is NPR’s resource for journalists who believe in the value of diversity and share our goal to make public radio look and sound like America. Originally
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“There is an abundance of amazing channels, websites, and organizations dedicated to making math accessible and engaging. So I decided to compile a list of over 100 math communication resources,”
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This collection of online resources on the NASW website accompanies The Science Writers Handbook, both produced by an online community of science writers called SciLance. “The Science Writers’ Handbook was
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This interactive website (produced by AAAS’s Science Careers) provides Ph.D. students in the sciences with exercises to help better understand and start pursuing their career goals. It includes: exercises to
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The National Geographic directory includes a searchable database of over 4,000 scientists and source matter experts across disciplines, in addition to freelance photographers, filmmakers, and writers from around the globe.
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This list of media outlets that publish science stories was assembled and is maintained by Robin Lloyd, a freelance writer and contributing editor for Scientific American.
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“Science Literacy Foundation has curated a comprehensive database of science literacy-related information, including resources in journalism, education, academia, and policy. This living, open-access document is designed to help you network,
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Reporting with Numbers is an extensive guide to using math in journalism, based on research by Knology and PBS News Hour. It covers math, statistics, graphs, data visualization, risk, and
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“This updated ONA Information Equity Database is meant to help journalists reach and engage with communities who have been historically under- or misrepresented in journalism. Through this database, we provide
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AHCJ offers a number of resources for freelance journalists working on health-related topics. Unlike other resources from the association, this resource center is freely available for non-members. “Our resources include
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“JourLance is a dynamic platform that connects talented journalists with publishers to create high-quality, diverse projects covering science, technology, environment, health, innovations, and sustainability. At JourLance, our mission is to
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This resource page from The Open Notebook gathers resources that “center on science journalism craft, career development, and community. That includes university degree programs and courses in science writing, workshops
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[Translated from Spanish] “The ‘PerCientEx Observatory’ of scientific journalism is a research project that collects and disseminates examples of quality journalism in Spanish, published in digital written press or digital
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The Open Notebook’s pitch database includes more than 250 actual, successful story pitches from science writers, plus links to the resulting published stories. Pitches may be searched by publication, year,
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