The Open Notebook is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that is widely regarded as the leading online source of training and educational materials for journalists who cover science. We are dedicated to fostering a supportive, diverse, and inclusive global community that enables reporters and editors who cover science to learn and thrive. Through our comprehensive library of articles on the craft of science journalism and our extensive training and mentoring programs, we empower journalists at all experience levels, around the world, to tell impactful, engaging stories about science.
We hear regularly from science writers all over the world who say they view The Open Notebook as an invaluable resource. Gifts from our community have enabled The Open Notebook to provide thousands of science journalists with in-depth, nuts-and-bolts resources and training. We’ve published more than 500 articles on the craft of science journalism, on topics as wide-ranging as how to cover science for local audiences, how to synthesize ideas to write with authority, and how to report international stories ethically. Our free, online Science Journalism Master Classes cover core skills for any science journalist in a way that is approachable, accessible, and practical. Our TON en Español program has reached more than 15,000 of our Spanish-speaking colleagues. And we’re advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in science journalism through many of our programs, including our numerous mentoring programs and our many articles and resource pages that center DEI issues.
Creating these resources costs money. We’re committed to paying writers competitive professional rates for every interview, feature, story annotation, and translation. We also pay for professional editing and copyediting, as well as covering operational costs such as website hosting and domain registration, site maintenance, and nonprofit registration fees.
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