News Reporting & Writing

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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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How to Handle a Mistake

Shira Feder

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How to Deal with Negative Reactions to Stories

Katherine J. Wu

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Reporting on Health: What 18 Journalists Wish They’d Known from the Start

Shira Feder

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What to Do When a Source Asks to See Your Unpublished Copy

Katherine J. Wu

A screenshot of the biology preprint server bioRxiv, showing that there are 4463 articles submitted in both bioRxiv and server medRxiv about COVID-19.

Problems with Preprints: Covering Rough-Draft Manuscripts Responsibly

Roxanne Khamsi

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Storygram: Ed Yong’s “North Atlantic Right Whales Are Dying in Horrific Ways”

Nadia Drake

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The Do’s and Don’ts of Community Engagement

Aneri Pattani

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Storygram: Two Media Outlets Cover the “CRISPR Babies” News

Jill U. Adams

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Covering Indigenous Communities with Respect and Sensitivity

Debra Utacia Krol

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How to Vet Industry PR Claims

Knvul Sheikh

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Applying Science to the Beauty and Wellness Beat

Julissa Treviño

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How to Read a Scientific Paper

Alexandra Witze

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How to Cover Big Science Events: Lessons from the Great American Eclipse

Aneri Pattani

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Navigating Conflicts of Interest

Rachel Zamzow