Oh no, I am so very sorry. What a terrible loss.
I'm thrilled to share our 1st source-diversity report, which includes responses from ~700 sources in TON stories published from 2019-2023. We've learned a ton from these data & they're helping us set further goals. Huge thanks to Carolyn Wilke, Allison Whitten, & Sarah Luft!
At TON, we aim to be transparent about our efforts to expand the diversity of sources represented in our stories and our goals for continued improvement. 🧪 Today, we share the results of our first Source Diversity Report, encompassing 5 years of data. 🧵
The Open Notebook strives to serve journalists who cover science by fostering an inclusive and welcoming global community. To do that well, we recognize the importance of embodying the values of diver...
Weather is the only topic that most U.S. adults often follow in local news and local media in the U.S. has more power than national outlets to influence attitudes on climate change across political divides, writes @kaatefishman.bsky.social. 🧪
Local audiences love to read weather stories, and newsrooms often prioritize them. That makes weather coverage the perfect place to inform readers on how climate change is connected to the temperature...
COVER REVEAL!!! So excited about the beautiful design of this expanded edition of The Craft of Science Writing, to be published by UChicago Press on November 5 (election day ... what better day for a reminder of the importance of science and journalism?!?) and is available for pre-order now!
In this new story from TON, Myriam Vidal Valero talks to @victoriastmartin.bsky.social and others to help you: find the right people to talk to within a community, approach sources with sensitivity and respect, and more. 🧪
Science journalists typically approach their beat from an academic standpoint—find an interesting paper, talk to a few experts, and write the story. Stepping into the streets to find real-world source...
Desert cities like Goodyear, AZ barely have resources to spare in the best of times. Just months before Karen Hao arrived, the region had experienced its worst drought in more than a millennium. She tells Shi En Kim how she reported this urgent story. 🧪
Karen Hao, an artificial intelligence reporter and columnist for The Atlantic, recently wondered how much water and energy computing data centers use. When Hao homed in on one facility, she learned te...
Huge congratulations and a gigantic hug to Kelly on this amazing achievement!
One place you can buy Chasing the Stars is at my neighborhood bookstore, Mystery to Me on Monroe St. And if you're in Madison, think about dropping by Mystery to Me to hear Kelly and James talk about the book at 6 p.m. tonight! www.mysterytomebooks.com/chasing-stars
Somehow @kellyperil did this while also directing media relations at the University of Wisc. DURING A PANDEMIC, running multiple 100-mile trail races like the badass she is, and in her spare time (!!!) handling social media engagement for @theopennotebook.bsky.social. She is a force of nature.
... as well as histories of "the earliest Indigenous stargazers, the women who worked as the first human computers ... and the crucial role Wisconsin astronomers played in the development of modern astrophysics and space astronomy."