Science Reporting Quick Tips — The Open Notebook & SciLine

Summary:

"To cover science well, journalists have to enter the scientific world a bit themselves, by reading research papers, interviewing scientists, and evaluating evidence. Whatever your background, these are concrete skills that any journalist can sharpen. To pave the way, The Open Notebook and SciLine have teamed up to distill key science reporting skills into a series of quick-hit resources for journalists with deadlines to meet." The series includes:

Bringing Scientific Evidence into Any Beat: Crime and Public Safety
Addressing Science-Related Misinformation and Disinformation
Covering Science-Related Policy
Vetting Scientific Sources
Vetting Science-Related Claims
Go-To Questions for Interviewing Scientists
Interviewing Scientist Sources
Planning Interviews with Scientist Sources
Making Sense of Scientific Studies
Stats Terms for Covering Science
Finding and Including Diverse Sources
Finding Expert Scientific Sources

Organization:

SciLine, The Open Notebook

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