The Open Notebook
@theopennotebook.bsky.social
Nonprofit dedicated to science journalism: articles, tip sheets, courses, mentoring, workshops, pitch database, & more. Our book THE CRAFT OF SCIENCE WRITING: http://bit.ly/CoSWbook
The Open Notebook is, says Miriam Vidal Valero, an invaluable source of information, a space for inspiration and connection, and a resource for tools to report with sensitivity. 🧪https://www.theopennotebook.com/15thanniversary/
November 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The Open Notebook is, says Miriam Vidal Valero, an invaluable source of information, a space for inspiration and connection, and a resource for tools to report with sensitivity. 🧪https://www.theopennotebook.com/15thanniversary/
And, because it’s our 15th birthday, we’ve set an ambitious goal: raise $60,000 to support the future of science journalism. We’ve already raised nearly $15,000 this year; giving today can help us get there.
The Open Notebook's 15th Anniversary - The Open Notebook
For 15 years, The Open Notebook has been the trusted home for journalists worldwide who cover science. What started as an experiment to demystify the craft of science writing has grown into a vital, g...
www.theopennotebook.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
And, because it’s our 15th birthday, we’ve set an ambitious goal: raise $60,000 to support the future of science journalism. We’ve already raised nearly $15,000 this year; giving today can help us get there.
📢 Hello friends! Our end-of-year fundraising campaign is live! So far, our generous matching donors have committed to match your gifts dollar-for-dollar up to $7,500. Every gift helps us empower science journalists worldwide 🌍. Will you join us? 🧪
The Open Notebook's 15th Anniversary - The Open Notebook
For 15 years, The Open Notebook has been the trusted home for journalists worldwide who cover science. What started as an experiment to demystify the craft of science writing has grown into a vital, g...
www.theopennotebook.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
📢 Hello friends! Our end-of-year fundraising campaign is live! So far, our generous matching donors have committed to match your gifts dollar-for-dollar up to $7,500. Every gift helps us empower science journalists worldwide 🌍. Will you join us? 🧪
From education and public health to transportation and local policy, science intersects with every beat journalists cover. The Science Reporting Navigator is a free tool to help you confidently incorporate scientific evidence, perspectives, and context into your reporting. 🧪
Science Reporting Navigator - The Open Notebook
Bring Scientific Evidence into Any Beat Every story is a science story. From education and public health to transportation and local policy, science intersects with every beat journalists cover. The S...
www.theopennotebook.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
From education and public health to transportation and local policy, science intersects with every beat journalists cover. The Science Reporting Navigator is a free tool to help you confidently incorporate scientific evidence, perspectives, and context into your reporting. 🧪
This TON resource hub exists to help journalists tell stories centered in diversity, equity, and inclusion and includes dozens of articles, interviews, and more — from ways to make your writing and reporting transgender-inclusive to how to cover Indigenous communities with respect and sensitivity. 🧪
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources - The Open Notebook
We've published dozens of articles and resource guides that center diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in science journalism. Browse our DEI-focused resources here.
www.theopennotebook.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This TON resource hub exists to help journalists tell stories centered in diversity, equity, and inclusion and includes dozens of articles, interviews, and more — from ways to make your writing and reporting transgender-inclusive to how to cover Indigenous communities with respect and sensitivity. 🧪
On Dec. 3, @siricarpenter.bsky.social will join @kossibalao.bsky.social, @mmeagnes.bsky.social, Magali Reinert and Lesley Cowling for a panel at #WCSJ2025 focused on equipping reporters with the skills to report about science. www.wcsj2025.org/programme/se...
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
On Dec. 3, @siricarpenter.bsky.social will join @kossibalao.bsky.social, @mmeagnes.bsky.social, Magali Reinert and Lesley Cowling for a panel at #WCSJ2025 focused on equipping reporters with the skills to report about science. www.wcsj2025.org/programme/se...
"Anyone who knows The Open Notebook already knows that its articles, master classes, and Science Writers database are invaluable tools for reporters." -- @janehu.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 11:37 PM
"Anyone who knows The Open Notebook already knows that its articles, master classes, and Science Writers database are invaluable tools for reporters." -- @janehu.bsky.social
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Nice resource from The Open Notebook for anyone dipping their toes into crime and public safety journalism. @theopennotebook.bsky.social
Bringing Scientific Evidence into Any Beat: Crime and Public Safety - The Open Notebook
Daniel von Appen/Unsplash Just as police reports and witness accounts provide crucial information and context in stories about crime and public safety, scientific evidence similarly strengthens report...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Nice resource from The Open Notebook for anyone dipping their toes into crime and public safety journalism. @theopennotebook.bsky.social
Big thanks to @eads.bsky.social and @jillcastellano.bsky.social at @themarshallproject.org for the help and consultation.
November 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Big thanks to @eads.bsky.social and @jillcastellano.bsky.social at @themarshallproject.org for the help and consultation.
Reporters covering crime and public safety can strengthen their stories with scientific evidence. Here’s how to avoid common pitfalls and find ideas, resources and more. This week, the latest in our series of free Science Reporting Quick Tips, with @sciline.org. 🧪
Bringing Scientific Evidence into Any Beat: Crime and Public Safety - The Open Notebook
Daniel von Appen/Unsplash Just as police reports and witness accounts provide crucial information and context in stories about crime and public safety, scientific evidence similarly strengthens report...
www.theopennotebook.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Reporters covering crime and public safety can strengthen their stories with scientific evidence. Here’s how to avoid common pitfalls and find ideas, resources and more. This week, the latest in our series of free Science Reporting Quick Tips, with @sciline.org. 🧪
The Open Notebook is one of 300 journalism support organizations in the Journalism Support Exchange, a free searchable database to connect local news organizations with tools. From the Commoner Company and Press Forward. jsx.news
Journalism Support Exchange
A central resource hub for journalism support organizations
jsx.news
November 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The Open Notebook is one of 300 journalism support organizations in the Journalism Support Exchange, a free searchable database to connect local news organizations with tools. From the Commoner Company and Press Forward. jsx.news
This tip sheet is for any journalist interested in including more scientific evidence in their reporting, developed with @sciline.org and in consultation with @themarshallproject.org, includes 5 ideas for how to do just that, a number of other resources to help, pitfalls to steer clear of + more. 🧪
Bringing Scientific Evidence into Any Beat: Crime and Public Safety - The Open Notebook
Daniel von Appen/Unsplash Just as police reports and witness accounts provide crucial information and context in stories about crime and public safety, scientific evidence similarly strengthens report...
www.theopennotebook.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This tip sheet is for any journalist interested in including more scientific evidence in their reporting, developed with @sciline.org and in consultation with @themarshallproject.org, includes 5 ideas for how to do just that, a number of other resources to help, pitfalls to steer clear of + more. 🧪
Are you a science writer who is (or was, or wants to be) an international student and are you interested in joining an online community of science writers for skills development, networking, and support? Consider applying to join our International Student Slack. It’s free! 🧪
International Students Slack Community - The Open Notebook
The Open Notebook's International Students Slack community is for science writers who are current, past, or aspiring international students to share information and advice about university application...
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November 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Are you a science writer who is (or was, or wants to be) an international student and are you interested in joining an online community of science writers for skills development, networking, and support? Consider applying to join our International Student Slack. It’s free! 🧪
Congrats to this year's winners, from @callimcflurry.bsky.social for @thetransmitter.bsky.social, to @emilykennard.bsky.social and margaretmanto.bsky.social for @notus.com, and all the others who reported and published important science stories this year, from all over the world. 🧪
Congratulations to the 2025 winners of the international AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards! Read the full list of this year's winners – including journalists from Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom. bit.ly/4oCwZtq
November 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Congrats to this year's winners, from @callimcflurry.bsky.social for @thetransmitter.bsky.social, to @emilykennard.bsky.social and margaretmanto.bsky.social for @notus.com, and all the others who reported and published important science stories this year, from all over the world. 🧪
If you’re a reporter or editor (staff or freelance) at a local, regional, or general assignment media outlet and you’re interested in adding more scientific perspectives to your stories, apply to join our free Slack community of practice, where you’ll find support, resources, peers, and mentors. 🧪
Covering Science at the Local Level: A Peer-Mentoring Community - The Open Notebook
The Open Notebook's Covering Science peer-mentoring program is a diverse community of practice for local and general assignment reporters and editors who are interested in adding more science coverage...
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November 13, 2025 at 10:59 PM
If you’re a reporter or editor (staff or freelance) at a local, regional, or general assignment media outlet and you’re interested in adding more scientific perspectives to your stories, apply to join our free Slack community of practice, where you’ll find support, resources, peers, and mentors. 🧪
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As a long-time reader of @theopennotebook.bsky.social, I was happy to contribute to this article and be on the "other side" of the interview. Thank you @skylerdware.bsky.social for the opportunity. Lovely to hear how others are diversifying their work.
Many freelance journalists lean on writing-adjacent work, even outside journalism, to support their passion for reporting and writing, writes @bwfund.bsky.social early-career fellow @skylerdware.bsky.social in this story w/ @hannahseo.com, @kkdfv.bsky.social, @jtsangwrites.bsky.social, and others. 🧪
Diversifying Your Freelance Work for Stability and Joy - The Open Notebook
It’s difficult to make a living on freelance journalism alone. To support themselves and avoid burnout, some freelance science writers expand their portfolio to include work outside of written news re...
www.theopennotebook.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
As a long-time reader of @theopennotebook.bsky.social, I was happy to contribute to this article and be on the "other side" of the interview. Thank you @skylerdware.bsky.social for the opportunity. Lovely to hear how others are diversifying their work.
Today 🧪 11/13, from 1-2:30 pm ET, join The Open Notebook’s @siricarpenter.bsky.social, Press Forward Chicago’s @tracybaim.bsky.social and other great panelists for a @nationalacademies.org discussion about science journalism's challenges and pathways forward. More 👇
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November 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Today 🧪 11/13, from 1-2:30 pm ET, join The Open Notebook’s @siricarpenter.bsky.social, Press Forward Chicago’s @tracybaim.bsky.social and other great panelists for a @nationalacademies.org discussion about science journalism's challenges and pathways forward. More 👇
🧪 "@siricarpenter.bsky.social and I started TON because we wanted to understand how our colleagues produced their work...We wanted to go behind the scenes and learn everything about the process ... TON was then, as it remains today, a labor of love." -- @jeanne-erdmann.bsky.social
The Open Notebook's 15th Anniversary - The Open Notebook
For 15 years, The Open Notebook has been the trusted home for journalists worldwide who cover science. What started as an experiment to demystify the craft of science writing has grown into a vital, g...
www.theopennotebook.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:08 PM
🧪 "@siricarpenter.bsky.social and I started TON because we wanted to understand how our colleagues produced their work...We wanted to go behind the scenes and learn everything about the process ... TON was then, as it remains today, a labor of love." -- @jeanne-erdmann.bsky.social
You don’t need to be a science reporter to cover science well. The Science Reporting Navigator from The Open Notebook and @rjionline.bsky.social helps any reporter confidently incorporate scientific evidence, perspectives, or context into their reporting— regardless of background or deadline. 🧪
Science Reporting Navigator - The Open Notebook
Bring Scientific Evidence into Any Beat Every story is a science story. From education and public health to transportation and local policy, science intersects with every beat journalists cover. The S...
www.theopennotebook.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
You don’t need to be a science reporter to cover science well. The Science Reporting Navigator from The Open Notebook and @rjionline.bsky.social helps any reporter confidently incorporate scientific evidence, perspectives, or context into their reporting— regardless of background or deadline. 🧪
Sensitivity reading is one way some freelance science writers, like @tylersantora.bsky.social, help supplement their other work and make a living. 🧪
Diversifying Your Freelance Work for Stability and Joy - The Open Notebook
It’s difficult to make a living on freelance journalism alone. To support themselves and avoid burnout, some freelance science writers expand their portfolio to include work outside of written news re...
www.theopennotebook.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Sensitivity reading is one way some freelance science writers, like @tylersantora.bsky.social, help supplement their other work and make a living. 🧪
“Es posible crear una combinación sostenible de proyectos que, además, te brinde satisfacción e incluso alegría”. – @skylerdware.bsky.social, becaria de TON/@bwfund.bsky.social. #TONenEspañol 🧪
Cómo diversificar tu trabajo freelance para encontrar estabilidad y alegría - The Open Notebook
Es difícil vivir exclusivamente del periodismo freelance. Para mantenerse económicamente y evitar el burnout, algunos escritores de ciencia freelance amplían su portafolio para incluir trabajos más al...
www.theopennotebook.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
“Es posible crear una combinación sostenible de proyectos que, además, te brinde satisfacción e incluso alegría”. – @skylerdware.bsky.social, becaria de TON/@bwfund.bsky.social. #TONenEspañol 🧪
“It’s possible to build a sustainable project mix that also offers fulfillment and even joy.” – @skylerdware.bsky.social, TON/@bwfund.bsky.social early-career fellow. 🧪
Diversifying Your Freelance Work for Stability and Joy - The Open Notebook
It’s difficult to make a living on freelance journalism alone. To support themselves and avoid burnout, some freelance science writers expand their portfolio to include work outside of written news re...
www.theopennotebook.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
“It’s possible to build a sustainable project mix that also offers fulfillment and even joy.” – @skylerdware.bsky.social, TON/@bwfund.bsky.social early-career fellow. 🧪
Thank you, Leah!!
November 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Thank you, Leah!!
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For trans journalists, it can be a challenge to change bylines—both logistically and emotionally. @rosebroderick.bsky.social shares advice on how to do so.
How trans journalists can stay safe and well while changing their bylines
Changing your name is emotionally complex for most transgender people, but for journalists, the stakes multiply.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
For trans journalists, it can be a challenge to change bylines—both logistically and emotionally. @rosebroderick.bsky.social shares advice on how to do so.
Muchos periodistas freelance recurren a trabajos relacionados con la escritura, incluso fuera del campo del periodismo, para sostener su pasión por reportear y escribir, escribe becaria de @bwfund.bsky.social @skylerdware.bsky.social en esta historia con @hannahseo.com y otros. #TONenEspañol 🧪
Cómo diversificar tu trabajo freelance para encontrar estabilidad y alegría - The Open Notebook
Es difícil vivir exclusivamente del periodismo freelance. Para mantenerse económicamente y evitar el burnout, algunos escritores de ciencia freelance amplían su portafolio para incluir trabajos más al...
www.theopennotebook.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Muchos periodistas freelance recurren a trabajos relacionados con la escritura, incluso fuera del campo del periodismo, para sostener su pasión por reportear y escribir, escribe becaria de @bwfund.bsky.social @skylerdware.bsky.social en esta historia con @hannahseo.com y otros. #TONenEspañol 🧪