Before abortion was legal across the United States, underground networks of women—such as the Jane Collective in Chicago—worked secretly to help end unwanted pregnancies. They used herbs, pills surgical procedures [CORRECTED 9-4-18], and homemade devices […]
In 1974, science journalists from nine European countries met in Salzburg, Austria, to discuss the future of the field. It didn’t take long for a major divide to appear. Britain and Switzerland saw science […]
Confusing jargon, complicated methodologies, and nuances of statistical interpretation aren’t the typical ingredients for a gripping story. But they are for science journalists, who often need to bring dense or esoteric topics to life […]
At 10:19 a.m. on August 21, 2017, the Portland newsroom of The Oregonian was nearly empty. It’s not that there wasn’t work to do. On the contrary, it was one of the paper’s busiest […]
Every year, about 700 to 900 American women die from causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. And for every death, dozens more suffer life-threatening complications. It’s a shockingly high toll of maternal harm for a […]
As a business and lifestyle reporter, Arizona-based freelance journalist Alaina Levine never expected a newspaper ad about spiders to play a key role in her journalism career. But in 2012, it landed her a story […]
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Data Journalism: A Primer for Science Journalists
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Finding the Science in Any Story
Office Hours with Stephen Ornes
Storygram: Joshua Sokol’s “Life After Mercury Poisoning”
Pitching Errors: How Not to Pitch
Michelle Nijhuis’s Brief Guide to Writing Reported Essays
David Tuller Untangles the Research History of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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