A core value that underlies all of our work at The Open Notebook is that our personal experiences, backgrounds, and circumstances influence the way we tell stories, affect who we choose as sources, and guide our decisions about which stories are worth telling in the first place. With this in mind, we’ve made diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) an integral part of our work. We’ve published dozens of articles, interviews, and resource pages on a wide range of DEI-focused topics, from working with a sensitivity reader to making your writing and reporting transgender-inclusive to covering Indigenous communities with respect and sensitivity. You can find these and much more below. We are always adding to our collection, so check back often, or, consider sending your ideas to us.
DEI Resource Pages
Articles that Center Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Many of the articles below are part of our longstanding Diverse Voices in Science Journalism series, a collaboration with the National Association of Science Writers’ Diversity Committee. Through this series, supported by the Simons Foundation, we aim to examine the experiences, expertise, and perspectives of science journalists from communities that are underrepresented in science journalism.
How Non-Western Journalists Enriched Coverage of the Global Pandemic
Covering Substance Use and Addiction Responsibly
Reporting on Assistive Technology
Hold the Line: Reporting without Phone or Internet Access
Fredrick Mugira “Defamiliarizes” Stories of the Nile
Reporting on Health Disparities
Translators’ Roundtable: Bringing Science to New Audiences
Who Is an Expert? Broadening the Definition Strengthens Journalism
Reporting Unsung Histories of Science
An International Student’s Guide to Freelancing in the U.S.
Unique Models Fuse Science with Journalism in Nigeria
Discovering a Climate-Science Beat in India
Making Your Writing and Reporting Transgender-Inclusive
Entering Science Writing as a Child of Immigrants
Gut Check: Working with a Sensitivity Reader
On the Shortage of Spanish-Language Science Journalism in U.S. Media
Writing Your Disability or Chronic Illness
The Do’s and Don’ts of Community Engagement
Covering Indigenous Communities with Respect and Sensitivity
A Science Writer’s Guide to U.S. Visas
Navigating Newsrooms as a Minority
Including LGBTQ+ Scientists as Sources
Decolonizing Science Writing in South Africa
Writing When on the Autism Spectrum
Introducing the Diverse Voices Series
Writing Well about Disability
Feeling Like a Fraud: The Impostor Phenomenon in Science Writing
