Most every freelancer has gotten stuck with a low-paying assignment or two (or, let’s be real—probably more than a few). While poor pay is often an unavoidable part of freelancing, low pay rates aren’t […]
Some of Melinda Wenner Moyer’s first features may not be as widely recognized as her award-winning stories in Scientific American or Slate. Instead, they can be found in Pitt Med, the quarterly magazine of […]
In 2012, ProPublica reporter Marshall Allen came across a staggering statistic: The U.S. health care system wastes an estimated $765 billion each year. That’s about a quarter of the total amount spent on health care […]
While many traditional print publications struggle to stay afloat, new all-digital science magazines are launching, and some online outlets are expanding their health and science desks. These outlets are bringing stories about science to […]
When freelance science journalist Tara Haelle first started writing about medical studies, she admits she had no clue what she was doing. She quoted press releases and read only study abstracts—practices that make most […]
In June, dozens of protesters with disabilities stormed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office in response to Medicaid cuts that were part of a proposed repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Headlines and striking […]
Asking for More: Negotiating Rates for Freelance Assignments
Good Beginnings: How to Write a Lede Your Editor—and Your Readers—Will Love
Trading the Pipette for the Pen: Transitioning from Science to Science Writing
Kathryn Schulz Paints a Chilling Picture of “The Really Big One”
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
Tools: Planner Pad, the Funnel of Focus
Office Hours with Douglas Starr
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