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Kata Karáth

@kkdfv.bsky.social
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Freelance science journo/filmmaker in Ecuador. Mostly covering science, environment in Latam. Stories @Sciencemag @sciam @AJEnglish @NautilusMag | Portfolio: www.katakarath.wordpress.com

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Kata Karáth @kkdfv.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
My latest for @science.org. - Illegal miners have forced Peru’s oldest environmental research station to suspend work. Gold mining has so far led to the deforestation of 140,000 ha of Amazonian rainforest in Peru - about half the size of Yosemite National Park www.science.org/content/arti...
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Illegal miners have forced Peru’s oldest environmental research station to suspend work
Staff at the Panguana biological research station have received death threats
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Whitney Bauck @whitneybauck.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
“Freelance journalism in 2025 is an incredibly difficult place to build a career. But, it turns out, it’s a decent enough arena for a scam.” This whole story. Holy cow. thelocal.to/investigatin...
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Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
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Kata Karáth @kkdfv.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Hola @fedkukso.bsky.social ! ¿Cómo estás? hace anos nos conocimos en Colombia parte de una beca de EJN, tal vez puedo mandarte un mensaje en privado? Me gustaría preguntar algo! Gracias!
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The Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Many freelance journalists lean on writing-adjacent work, even outside journalism, to support their passion for reporting and writing, writes @bwfund.bsky.social early-career fellow @skylerdware.bsky.social in this story w/ @hannahseo.com, @kkdfv.bsky.social, @jtsangwrites.bsky.social, and others. 🧪
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Diversifying Your Freelance Work for Stability and Joy - The Open Notebook
It’s difficult to make a living on freelance journalism alone. To support themselves and avoid burnout, some freelance science writers expand their portfolio to include work outside of written news re...
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Kata Karáth @kkdfv.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Linda Guamán and Xiména Abarca fought bravely through humiliation, ignorance, and threats of a 10-year prison sentence to defend their scientific expertise that ultimately saved thousands in Quito during the pandemic. My follow-up story for @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
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Ecuadorian scientists cleared of criminal charges in COVID-19 testing case
Prosecutors alleged officials and researchers defrauded government during the early months of the pandemic
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Krista Langlois @cestmoilanglois.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Do you work in conservation science, particularly outside the U.S.? Did you lose your job or funding for your job because of cuts to U.S. federal agencies? Do you want to talk about it? DM me please. (This is for a @biographic.bsky.social story) [Iceland photo for attention only]
Grassy dunes, the ocean, and jagged mountains in Iceland
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Gretchen Goldman, PhD @gretchentg.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
My new @science.org editorial on the role of scientists in defending democracy is out today. As authoritarianism takes hold in the US, we must fight for the democratic principles that enable a free society and scientists have a key role. I hope you'll join us. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Scientists’ role in defending democracy
The United States’ democratic leadership, commitment to freedom of expression, and investment in the pursuit of knowledge have long enabled its preeminence in science and technology. Yet today we are ...
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Kata Karáth @kkdfv.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
My latest in @science.org Ecuador: The government of one of the most biodiverse countries on the planet eliminates its environment and science agencies - well, to be more precise: it MERGES the environment ministry with the mining-energy ministry! www.science.org/content/arti...
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Ecuador eliminates science agency in major reorganization
Plan to revamp research and merge environment and energy ministries sparks concern
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Kata Karáth @kkdfv.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
My 1st feature article in Science! This story was one of the hardest I’ve ever worked on since it deals with Indigenous human remains. It took me a whole year of relentless pursuit of Indigenous sources across Ecuador but without them, this story wouldn't shine. www.science.org/content/arti...
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Shrunken heads, long charged with ritual meaning, finally get scientific attention
The Amazon's Shuar nation teams up with scientists to authenticate shrunken heads, or tsantsas—and one day bring them home
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