In 2005 Kendall Powell founded SciLance, an online community of 35 science writers, as a way to keep in touch with the colleagues she had met at conferences. The initial invitation to the group described it as “A network to discuss, ask advice, gripe, gossip, or otherwise virtually socialize about the business, ethics, logistics, struggles and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Rosner’
Words with Friends: The story behind the Scilance book
Posted by Kendall Powell on May 1st, 2013
Posted in Behind-the-Story Interviews 
Tags: Guest Contributor, Hayden, Nijhuis, Ornes, Powell, Rosner, Science Writers' Handbook, SciLance 
2 Comments »Ask TON: Finding international stories
Posted by Jeanne Erdmann and Siri Carpenter on March 7th, 2012
Welcome back for another installment of Ask TON. (Wondering what Ask TON is? See here for background information and our introductory post. Click on “Ask TON” above to see previous installments.) Today’s question: I’d like to do more international travel as part of my work. I don’t really know how to begin finding stories in [...]
Posted in Ask TON Tags: Ask TON, Borrell, Field Reporting, Finding Ideas, Fox, Graber, International, Pitches, Rosner, Sohn, Stone 1 Comment »Ask TON: Dumb questions
Posted by Jeanne Erdmann and Siri Carpenter on October 26th, 2011
Our first-birthday binge continues today, with a third episode of Ask TON. (What is this all about? See here and here.) Today’s question: I’ve heard people say it’s important not to be afraid to ask “dumb” questions. What is your favorite “dumb” interview question when interviewing scientists? What has gotten you the most useful results? [...]
Hillary Rosner makes readers care about saving an unassuming endangered fish
Posted by Roberta Kwok on February 22nd, 2011
Freelancer Hillary Rosner traveled to a Colorado River reservoir to meet scientists bent on rescuing an unassuming fish, the razorback sucker. The resulting story, which won the 2010 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award in the Small Newspaper category, raised tough questions about the rationale for saving endangered species. [One Tough Sucker appeared in High Country [...]
