Local Reporting & Community Engagement

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Demystifying Academic Hierarchies: Who’s Who on a Paper, and Whom Should You Interview?

Celia Ford

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Roundtable: Keeping Pace with Pandemic Coverage in the U.S.

Katherine J. Wu

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Reporting on Retractions

Pratik Pawar

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Reporting That Hits Home: Covering Science for Local Audiences

Aparna Nathan

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Reporting on Scientific Controversy

Pedro Márquez-Zacarías

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Critically Evaluating Claims

Megha Satyanarayana

Rosanna Xia

Rosanna Xia Unearths the Story of a Decades-Old DDT Dump off California’s Coast

Carolyn Wilke

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Reporting on Health Disparities

Jyoti Madhusoodanan

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Don’t Get Conflicted: What to Do When Your Source Has a COI

Shannon Palus

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Who Is an Expert? Broadening the Definition Strengthens Journalism

Attabey Rodríguez Benítez

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Please Don’t Ignore Me: Requesting Interviews with Scientists

Karen Kwon

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How Journalists Can Overcome Math Anxiety

Tatiana Harkiolakis

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Fat Chance: Writing about Probability

Grace Huckins

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How to Find Scientist Sources and Plan Interviews

Abdullahi Tsanni

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Tip Sheet for Newcomers to Science Writing

Shira Feder

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Treasure Hunt: How to Find and Vet Journal Articles

Jane C. Hu

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Tip Sheet: Covering COVID-19 Vaccines

Betsy Ladyzhets

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Making Your Writing and Reporting Transgender-Inclusive

Tyler Santora