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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 19h

This week in the Science Writing News Roundup: How to cover ongoing chaos in science funding (@sciencewriting.bsky.social) + How to spot predatory journals (@journoresource.bsky.social) + Covering null results (@theopennotebook.bsky.social), and more: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #252

Science Reporting Navigator + Covering Null Results + How to spot predatory journals.

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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · Aug 26

A Day Dedicated to Climate Journalism: The 20th Congress of the Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (@abraji.bsky.social) brought together around 2,000 participants in São Paulo, Brazil, from July 10-13, 2025. sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪 @pulitzercenter.org #climate

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #247

Creating a map visualization that can auto-update data over time + Sample Course Syllabus: Introduction to Science Writing.

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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · Aug 17

👏 @emilysohn.bsky.social wins 2025 Sharon Begley Award for Science Reporting @sciencewriting.bsky.social

📖 @royalsociety.org has announced the six titles shortlisted for the 2025 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr...
🧪 #scicomm #science #books

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #246

6 ways to find fresh story ideas — and where to sell them + Communicating Climate Solutions Symposium + The Outrider Nuclear Reporting Summit.

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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · Aug 5

Aimed at giving scientists the confidence to engage with the media, and to bridge the gap between journalists & scientists, @absw.bsky.social media fellowships also tackle mistrust and misrepresentation, and build understanding between science & society. sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #245

Why newsrooms must rethink science journalism before the next crisis + Crafting clear and conversational Q&As.

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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · Aug 4

This is an interesting piece. Well worth a read.
#ScienceWriting #Journalism 🧪

www.nature.com/articles/d44...

Why newsrooms must rethink science journalism before the next crisis

Despite climate extremes, pandemics and a global AI revolution, science reporting remains underfunded and undervalued.

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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · Jul 28

✍️Research Is Being Undermined — What Does That Mean for #Science Writers at Research Institutions? (by Abigail Eisenstadt and @shiplives.bsky.social @plos.org)
📣The deadline is fast approaching for the @aaas.org Kavli Science Journalism Awards contest:
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #244

Research Is Being Undermined — What Does That Mean for Science Writers at Research Institutions?

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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · Jul 26

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U51... 🧪

Nukes are way scarier than you think

YouTube video by Johnny Harris

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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · Jul 15

👉Meet the winners of the 2025 @absw.bsky.social Awards

✍️Tackling #misinformation is a long game: here’s how science journalists can help.

🌏Eight tips from environmental reporters.

Read more: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #243

Eight tips from environmental reporters in covering climate crisis + How to build — and keep — a source's trust.

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Sadie Babits @sadiebabits.bsky.social · Jun 12

Thanks @mnlimas.bsky.social, for shouting out my new book Hot Takes out now through @islandpress.bsky.social!

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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · Jun 4

This week in the Science Writing News Roundup:
👉 @celinegounder.com and @jeremyfaust.bsky.social describe a war on science
👉Hot takes about climate journalism with @npr.org climate editor @sadiebabits.bsky.social
👉Covering the ongoing bird flu story sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #239

Céline Gounder describes “a war on science” + How to communicate science in times of crisis? + Covering science-related policy.

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Stephani Sutherland @sutherlandphd.bsky.social · May 29

Congrats!! This wonderful program is what started it all for me in #scicomm @aaasmassmedia.bsky.social @latimes.com This year's class will need a special kind of gumption. Be brave! I believe in you!

Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · May 5

AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship Announces its 2025 Fellows: Seventeen early-career scientists will translate complex research into compelling stories for the public as 2025 AAAS Mass Media Fellows this summer. sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪 @aaas.org #scicomm #science

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #236

Science Friday and The Future of Science Reporting + What Is Pre-Reporting—and Do You Really Need to Do It?

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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · May 15

Usha Lee McFarling Named Director of the Knight Science Journalism Program + How to Steer Scientist Sources Away from Jargon + Do AI Detection Tools Work? sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪 @usha.bsky.social @ksjatmit.bsky.social @theopennotebook.bsky.social @columjournreview.bsky.social

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #237

Usha Lee McFarling Named Director of the Knight Science Journalism Program + How to Steer Scientist Sources Away from Jargon + Do AI Detection Tools Work?

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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · May 5

AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship Announces its 2025 Fellows: Seventeen early-career scientists will translate complex research into compelling stories for the public as 2025 AAAS Mass Media Fellows this summer. sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪 @aaas.org #scicomm #science

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #236

Science Friday and The Future of Science Reporting + What Is Pre-Reporting—and Do You Really Need to Do It?

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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · Apr 23

Congratulations to Annika Inampudi and Nazeefa Ahmed, the 2025 recipients of the AAAS Diverse Voices in Science Journalism Internship 👏 sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr...

@aaas.org #scicomm #STEM #science 🧪

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #235

Get ready to write your book: 5 tips on becoming an author + Expert tips to avoid misleading audiences with numbers.

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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · Feb 6

Meet @quantabooks.bsky.social, a New Imprint Dedicated to Illuminating Science: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪

Launched by @7homaslin.bsky.social of @quantamagazine.bsky.social, in partnership with @fsgbooks.bsky.social and @simonsfoundation.org.

#sciencesky #scicomm #scisky

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #226

Meet Quanta Books, a New Imprint Dedicated to Illuminating Science.

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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · Jan 25

Emily Foxhall on Natural Disaster Reporting: Nanticha Ocharoenchai spoke with Emily Foxhall about her journey in #climate journalism, and how young climate reporters can navigate today’s challenging #journalism environment. sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr...
#scicomm @ksjatmit.bsky.social 🧪

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #225

Is insurance the next big climate story? + How to make your news articles more accessible for visually impaired readers.

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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · Jan 17

This week in the Science Writing News Roundup:

🔓Using Open Data to Sharpen Science Stories (@fleerackers.bsky.social @theopennotebook.bsky.social)

📊Evidence-based reporting tools and tips for 2025 (@realsciline.bsky.social)
Read more: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... #scicomm #science

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #224

Using open data to sharpen science stories + Evidence-based reporting tools and tips for 2025.

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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · Jan 13

Climate and health: Stories to watch in 2025 + Meet @retractionwatch.com’s two new journalists: Managing editor @katetravis.bsky.social , and reporter @averyorrall.bsky.social: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr...

#science #sciencewriting #climate #health

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #223

How—and Why—to Write a Science News Release + Climate and health: Stories to watch in 2025.

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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · Jan 6

A new report from the @nationalacademies.org provides a comprehensive assessment of the literature on #science #misinformation, its origins and impact, and strategies for mitigating its spread and potential harms: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr...

#scinews 🧪 #scicomm #disinformation

Understanding and Addressing Misinformation About Science

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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · Jan 2

Hi @danirabaiotti.bsky.social , I write a newsletter for science writers and journalists, the Science Writing News Roundup. I'd love to be included in the Science Feed! sciencewriting.substack.com Thanks

Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · Dec 20

Scientist, journalist and editor @klburke.bsky.social joins @healthjournalism.org as new environmental health beat leader 👏 sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr...

#sciencewriters #sciencewriting #bluesci 🧪 #scinews #scicomm

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #221

Library of free video footage helps journalists diversify their coverage + Unveiling the art of visual storytelling.

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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · Dec 18

Hi Dani, I write a newsletter for science writers and journalists, the Science Writing News Roundup. I'd love to be included in the Science Feed! sciencewriting.substack.com Thanks

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Neel Dhanesha @neeldhanesha.com · Nov 22

I got to talk to @sarahzhang.bsky.social for work and it was a delight

www.niemanlab.org/2024/11/the-...

The Atlantic’s Sarah Zhang on covering the science and emotion of being human

"I've always liked to think of myself as a brain floating through space...[but] our physical condition constrains and expands the way we think about ourselves."

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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · Dec 6

Awards lunch celebrates prize winners at ScienceWriters2024: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 👏

@sciencewriters.org @sciencewriting.bsky.social #sciwri24 #science #scicomm @sconc.bsky.social #NASW90th

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #219

9 local story ideas from the 2024 Lancet Countdown report on climate change and health.

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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · Nov 14

👏 Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards! sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... #scisky #sciwri #scicomm #journalism
#science

✍️Science Writing News Roundup #217

Advice for Future Science Journalists + How to Cover COP29 + Science Writing & Story Structures.

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