The @frontlinepbs.bsky.social documentary "Born Poor" chronicles the lives of three Americans from childhood to the present day and offers a longitudinal look at the realities of growing up in poverty. Watch it here:

The U.S. has one of the highest child poverty rates among wealthy countries. Here's a look at struggles kids living in poverty face, including access to food, healthcare and education.

I looked into research about the short and long-term struggles that children living in poverty face, including access to food, healthcare and education.

Thank you to Dr. @ritahamad.bsky.social and Dr. Joseph Llobrera for speaking with me for this story.

Several species of birds from different continents use and understand similar alarm calls when they see an invader that might lay an egg in their nest – this shared call hints at the origin of language

Latest story for National Wildlife magazine. Thank you to the wonderful @jjww.bsky.social for the edits and to Ibrahim Rayintakath for the art.

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Earlier this summer, "Maui's Deadly Firestorm" was honored with a News Emmy for Outstanding Climate, Environment and Weather Coverage. The FRONTLINE documentary investigates the deadliest American wildfire in a century, and the missed warnings that made it so unstoppable.

Today marks five years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.

@frontlinepbs.bsky.social has been covering the crisis since the beginning. I compiled a list of the documentaries — read more and watch them here:

UPDATE: We remain committed to organizing a conference this year after #SciWri25 hosts withdraw. More than ever, providing an opportunity for the professional science writing community to convene, learn, and support each other is critical.

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"I hope it's a record that somebody breaks, because it will mean they are dedicated to the cause." - James Harrison

On the cutting room floor is the bit where the host introduced their interview series, The Interview, and I asked how long it took to come up with the name. Anyway, here’s me talking about birds and science and burnout and moving through the world. The photo’s nice! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m...

It's such a great resource — many thanks for putting it together!

Excellent piece on using open data in science reporting by
@fleerackers.bsky.social

Thank you to @ire-nicar.bsky.social and all panelists for this important conversation.

Many seniors who left their homes in the Pacific Palisades area evacuated to emergency shelters. Now they're trying to navigate life without their belongings.

Galen Buckwalter, 68, shared with me his harrowing tale of being forced to flee the Eaton fire alone on his wheelchair through dark streets and fierce winds, dodging debris as fire neared his home.

“In emergencies, disabled people are the last to get services…We have no system. You’re on your own”

My colleague Kristina Abovyan looked at what has happened in the lives of Lahaina residents affected by the 2023 wildfire since the documentary was filmed.

I interviewed Xinyan Yu and Christina Avalos, the filmmakers behind the @frontlinepbs.bsky.social documentary "Maui's Deadly Firestorm" about the recovery process for survivors of the August 2023 wildfire, the steps being taken to prevent the next tragedy and more.

Congratulations on this wonderful milestone, Liz! 😊

In winter through early spring, you can sometimes find unspoiled, still-bright groundcherries sitting in the latticed remnants of their husks, like hearts suspended in paper ribcages

Powerful reporting by Elana Gordon (KSJ '19). Gordon spent her fellowship year researching addiction and the US overdose crisis.

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Leading off the Special Issue is a lived experience essay by Samantha Laswell PTA (USA). It appropriately centers this volume of work on the patient’s voice. We clinicians and researchers benefit from leadership from people living with Long Covid in all we do. journals.lww.com/cptj/fulltex...

“We wanted to help ProPublica’s readers recognize the humanity of the people we had met and talked to, so we gave them notecards and asked them to describe their experiences with sweeps.”

As an aspiring birder, I loved this piece and the beautiful graphics.

Did you miss our #SciWri24 national meeting this year? Read a recap of the "Building Your Story’s Structure" workshop in Raleigh filed by NASW conference travel fellow Ambika Kandasamy (@ambikakandasamy.bsky.social): www.nasw.org/article... 💚🧪📝