While reporting for Nature about the decolonization of science in post-Apartheid South Africa, science journalist Linda Nordling found herself in an uncomfortable spot. Nordling, a native of Sweden, had long lived in the United Kingdom […]
On the campaign trail leading up to last year’s presidential election, then-candidate Donald Trump kept up a refrain that proved popular with his supporters: The election, he claimed, was rigged by fraudulent voters, many of […]
Cassandra Willyard’s first opportunity to write a book review came under challenging circumstances. An editor at Vice invited her to review Siddhartha Mukherjee’s The Gene: An Intimate History. The editor wanted an 800-word review […]
Antibiotic resistance threatens us all. In many states, farmers contract with large corporations to raise tens of thousands of feed animals in close quarters. To prevent diseases from spreading among animals in tight quarters, farmers […]
Today we visit the White Salmon, Washington tiny house and office shed of science writer Michelle Nijhuis.
When biologist and Nobel laureate Tim Hunt made spectacularly sexist remarks in a public forum, Twitter was there. When a scientist for the European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission appeared on TV in a shirt adorned […]
People with a rare sleep disorder called idiopathic hypersomnia can sleep for days at a time and still wake to sluggish brains and bodies. In fact, hypersomniacs often take extreme measures just to get […]
TON visits the working digs of Florida science writer Mark Schrope, who built a garage office that features a hammock, a shrunken head (of sorts), a chandelier, and a boat.
The “power pitch” session at ScienceWriters2013 will give writers a chance to connect face-to-face with editors from 11 different publishers and publications. The session will be held Saturday morning from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 […]
Paul Raeburn shares the ideal he always has in mind for the perfect story. Raeburn is a journalist and blogger, and the author of Do Fathers Matter? The New Science of Fatherhood, to be published for Father’s Day, 2014 by Scientific American/FSG. He is also the chief media critic for the Knight Science Journalism Tracker at MIT.
The Open Notebook visits Robin Marantz Henig, a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and the author of several books, most recently Twentysomething: Why Do Young Adults Seem Stuck?, written with her daughter Samantha Henig.
Science journalist Maryn McKenna has covered the infectious diseases beat for more than a decade. During that time, she’s written countless articles and two award-winning books on the subject. Through her reporting, she developed an interest […]
Ask TON: Using Quotes
Are You an Editor or a Writer? Part II: The Editors
Going Digital: Inside New Science Journalism Outlets
Linda Nordling Probes the Transformation of South African Science
Navigating Conflicts of Interest
Ask TON: What Does a Science Writing Master’s Program Get You?
Asking for More: Negotiating Rates for Freelance Assignments
How to Talk to Your Facebook Friends about Fake News
How to Use Reporting Skills from Any Beat for Science Journalism
Trading the Pipette for the Pen: Transitioning from Science to Science Writing
Spotting Shady Statistics
Maggie Koerth-Baker Explores the Legacy of a Very Prolific Panda
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