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Marianna Limas

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Founder of the Science Writing News Roundup, a newsletter for science writers and journalists: sciencewriting.substack.com

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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This week in the Science Writing News Roundup: AI agents hacked a company without human direction. Should we be worried? What are data centers? Here’s how they work and why they matter. Communicating Science in an Age of Uncertainty with @meaghanparker.bsky.social of @sciencewriting.bsky.social 🧪
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #284
Communicating science in an age of uncertainty + What are data centers? Here’s how they work and why they matter.
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Robin Lloyd @robinlloyd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Another excellent✍️Science Writing News Roundup #283 sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr...
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #283
10 practical tips for verifying scientific claims + 10 tips for accidental freelancers + How to vet studies and spot red flags.
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This week in the Science Writing News Roundup: 10 practical tips for verifying scientific claims + 10 tips for accidental freelancers + How to vet studies and spot red flags, and more: 🧪
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #283
10 practical tips for verifying scientific claims + 10 tips for accidental freelancers + How to vet studies and spot red flags.
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The deadline is fast approaching for the 2026 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards contest. The contest is open to journalists worldwide. @aaas.org @kavlifoundation.org 🧪
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #280
AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards + The Best Science Stories and How They Work.
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
This week in the Science Writing News Roundup: Join the Scientific American staff @sciamunion.bsky.social for a rally on June 30 + @climate.us launches independent website for trusted climate information, and more: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... #science 🧪
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #277
Join the Scientific American staff for a rally on June 30 + Climate.us launches independent website for trusted climate information.
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Congratulations to the 2026 Taylor/Blakeslee Fellows! They are headed to science journalism graduate programs with $6,000 to support their studies: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪 @sciencewriting.bsky.social #science #scicomm
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #275
A microbiologist’s voyage from the lab to The Atlantic + How National Geographic supports global storytellers in a shrinking news industry.
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
The @knightcenterut.bsky.social and @gijn.org have joined forces to offer a new free online course: “Climate journalism: investigative reporting for every beat.” The course will run from June 1 to June 28, 2026, and is offered in English and Spanish: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪
Climate journalism: Free online course on investigative reporting for every beat
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Why—and How—Academics Should Talk With Journalists Here are some suggestions on how academics can make their work more accessible to general audiences in a rapidly changing media environment. By Cordelia Kwon, @lizstuart.bsky.social, @joannekenen.bsky.social, @insidehighered.com #academicsky 🧪
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #271
Landing Your First Assignment Without Any Clips + Why—and How—Academics Should Talk With Journalists.
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
@aaasmassmedia.bsky.social Fellowship welcomes 2026 fellows: Fifteen early career scientists will join newsrooms around the U.S. this summer to contribute their skills towards increased public understanding of #science and #technology. #scicomm 🧪
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #270
AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship welcomes 2026 fellows + The state of climate journalism in 2026.
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
The @nationalbook.bsky.social and @sloanfoundation.bsky.social announced the selected titles for the fifth year of the Science + #Literature program, which identifies three books that deepen readers’ understanding of science and technology: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪 #science
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #261
How Reporters Can Get Ahead of Misinformation + The Covering Climate Now Academy.
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Aparna Vidyasagar @aparnavid.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Have you checked out the latest installment of the Science Writing News Roundup? Lots of great opportunities, including NASW‘s #SciWriAwards 🏆 The awards are open to global applicants, and NASW membership is not requred. Deadline to apply is Feb 1!
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Apply for The Logan Science Journalism Program + How to Write (Persuasively) about the Climate Crisis: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #260
Apply for The Logan Science Journalism Program + How to Write (Persuasively) about the Climate Crisis.
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
@penamerica.bsky.social announced the Longlists for the 2026 Literary Science Writing Awards: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪 #scicomm
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #259
GIJN Resource Center’s Top Guides for 2025 + What people think about climate news + The 2026 PEN America Literary Awards Longlists.
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
This week in the Science Writing News Roundup: How to cover ongoing chaos in science funding (@sciencewriting.bsky.social) + How to spot predatory journals (@journoresource.bsky.social) + Covering null results (@theopennotebook.bsky.social), and more: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #252
Science Reporting Navigator + Covering Null Results + How to spot predatory journals.
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
A Day Dedicated to Climate Journalism: The 20th Congress of the Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (@abraji.bsky.social) brought together around 2,000 participants in São Paulo, Brazil, from July 10-13, 2025. sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪 @pulitzercenter.org #climate
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #247
Creating a map visualization that can auto-update data over time + Sample Course Syllabus: Introduction to Science Writing.
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
👏 @emilysohn.bsky.social wins 2025 Sharon Begley Award for Science Reporting @sciencewriting.bsky.social 📖 @royalsociety.org has announced the six titles shortlisted for the 2025 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪 #scicomm #science #books
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #246
6 ways to find fresh story ideas — and where to sell them + Communicating Climate Solutions Symposium + The Outrider Nuclear Reporting Summit.
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Aimed at giving scientists the confidence to engage with the media, and to bridge the gap between journalists & scientists, @absw.bsky.social media fellowships also tackle mistrust and misrepresentation, and build understanding between science & society. sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #245
Why newsrooms must rethink science journalism before the next crisis + Crafting clear and conversational Q&As.
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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
This is an interesting piece. Well worth a read. #ScienceWriting #Journalism 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d44...
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Why newsrooms must rethink science journalism before the next crisis
Despite climate extremes, pandemics and a global AI revolution, science reporting remains underfunded and undervalued.
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
✍️Research Is Being Undermined — What Does That Mean for #Science Writers at Research Institutions? (by Abigail Eisenstadt and @shiplives.bsky.social @plos.org) 📣The deadline is fast approaching for the @aaas.org Kavli Science Journalism Awards contest: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #244
Research Is Being Undermined — What Does That Mean for Science Writers at Research Institutions?
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
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Nukes are way scarier than you think
YouTube video by Johnny Harris
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
👉Meet the winners of the 2025 @absw.bsky.social Awards ✍️Tackling #misinformation is a long game: here’s how science journalists can help. 🌏Eight tips from environmental reporters. Read more: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #243
Eight tips from environmental reporters in covering climate crisis + How to build — and keep — a source's trust.
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Sadie Babits @sadiebabits.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Thanks @mnlimas.bsky.social, for shouting out my new book Hot Takes out now through @islandpress.bsky.social!
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Hot Takes
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
This week in the Science Writing News Roundup: 👉 @celinegounder.com and @jeremyfaust.bsky.social describe a war on science 👉Hot takes about climate journalism with @npr.org climate editor @sadiebabits.bsky.social 👉Covering the ongoing bird flu story sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #239
Céline Gounder describes “a war on science” + How to communicate science in times of crisis? + Covering science-related policy.
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Stephani Sutherland @sutherlandphd.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Congrats!! This wonderful program is what started it all for me in #scicomm @aaasmassmedia.bsky.social @latimes.com This year's class will need a special kind of gumption. Be brave! I believe in you!
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Usha Lee McFarling Named Director of the Knight Science Journalism Program + How to Steer Scientist Sources Away from Jargon + Do AI Detection Tools Work? sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪 @usha.bsky.social @ksjatmit.bsky.social @theopennotebook.bsky.social @columjournreview.bsky.social
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #237
Usha Lee McFarling Named Director of the Knight Science Journalism Program + How to Steer Scientist Sources Away from Jargon + Do AI Detection Tools Work?
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship Announces its 2025 Fellows: Seventeen early-career scientists will translate complex research into compelling stories for the public as 2025 AAAS Mass Media Fellows this summer. sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪 @aaas.org #scicomm #science
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #236
Science Friday and The Future of Science Reporting + What Is Pre-Reporting—and Do You Really Need to Do It?
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Congratulations to Annika Inampudi and Nazeefa Ahmed, the 2025 recipients of the AAAS Diverse Voices in Science Journalism Internship 👏 sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... @aaas.org #scicomm #STEM #science 🧪
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #235
Get ready to write your book: 5 tips on becoming an author + Expert tips to avoid misleading audiences with numbers.
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Meet @quantabooks.bsky.social, a New Imprint Dedicated to Illuminating Science: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 🧪 Launched by @7homaslin.bsky.social of @quantamagazine.bsky.social, in partnership with @fsgbooks.bsky.social and @simonsfoundation.org. #sciencesky #scicomm #scisky
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #226
Meet Quanta Books, a New Imprint Dedicated to Illuminating Science.
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Emily Foxhall on Natural Disaster Reporting: Nanticha Ocharoenchai spoke with Emily Foxhall about her journey in #climate journalism, and how young climate reporters can navigate today’s challenging #journalism environment. sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... #scicomm @ksjatmit.bsky.social 🧪
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #225
Is insurance the next big climate story? + How to make your news articles more accessible for visually impaired readers.
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
This week in the Science Writing News Roundup: 🔓Using Open Data to Sharpen Science Stories (@fleerackers.bsky.social @theopennotebook.bsky.social) 📊Evidence-based reporting tools and tips for 2025 (@realsciline.bsky.social) Read more: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... #scicomm #science
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #224
Using open data to sharpen science stories + Evidence-based reporting tools and tips for 2025.
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Climate and health: Stories to watch in 2025 + Meet @retractionwatch.com’s two new journalists: Managing editor @katetravis.bsky.social , and reporter @averyorrall.bsky.social: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... #science #sciencewriting #climate #health
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #223
How—and Why—to Write a Science News Release + Climate and health: Stories to watch in 2025.
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
A new report from the @nationalacademies.org provides a comprehensive assessment of the literature on #science #misinformation, its origins and impact, and strategies for mitigating its spread and potential harms: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... #scinews 🧪 #scicomm #disinformation
Understanding and Addressing Misinformation About Science
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Scientist, journalist and editor @klburke.bsky.social joins @healthjournalism.org as new environmental health beat leader 👏 sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... #sciencewriters #sciencewriting #bluesci 🧪 #scinews #scicomm
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #221
Library of free video footage helps journalists diversify their coverage + Unveiling the art of visual storytelling.
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Neel Dhanesha @neeldhanesha.com · 22/11/2024
I got to talk to @sarahzhang.bsky.social for work and it was a delight www.niemanlab.org/2024/11/the-...
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The Atlantic’s Sarah Zhang on covering the science and emotion of being human
"I've always liked to think of myself as a brain floating through space...[but] our physical condition constrains and expands the way we think about ourselves."
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Awards lunch celebrates prize winners at ScienceWriters2024: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 👏 @sciencewriters.org @sciencewriting.bsky.social #sciwri24 #science #scicomm @sconc.bsky.social #NASW90th
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #219
9 local story ideas from the 2024 Lancet Countdown report on climate change and health.
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
👏 Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards! sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... #scisky #sciwri #scicomm #journalism #science
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #217
Advice for Future Science Journalists + How to Cover COP29 + Science Writing & Story Structures.
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 29/10/2024
National Academies Announce 2024 Recipients of Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in #Science Communications: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... 👏 Congratulations to @zacksavitsky.bsky.social, @alecluhn.bsky.social, @clarefieseler.bsky.social, @migueldobrich.bsky.social #scicomm
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #215
National Academies Announce 2024 Recipients of Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications.
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Siri Carpenter @siricarpenter.bsky.social · 24/10/2024
14 years ago today, @jeanne-erdmann.bsky.social and I brought @theopennotebook.bsky.social into the world. What a journey it has been! Today we've published ~600 articles, enrolled ~10K people in our free courses, and mentored hundreds of journalists. And in <2 weeks we're publishing a book!
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 03/10/2024
This week in the #Science Writing News Roundup: 👉A new freelance business works like a “dating app for #factchecking” 👉The story behind award-winning stories: A conversation with @usha.bsky.social 👉How to apply for the Oxford #Climate Journalism Network sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr...
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #212
A new freelance business works like a “dating app for fact-checking” + The Climate Blueprint: A New Resource Available for Climate Journalists.
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 25/09/2024
👉 @theopennotebook.bsky.social and SciLine have teamed up to distill key #science reporting skills into a series of quick-hit resources for journalists. 👉 @thesicktimes.bsky.social announces #LongCOVID Essentials, a new resource series. Read more: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... #scicomm
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #211
Science Reporting Quick Tips + Navigating the Newest Social Media Era.
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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 24/09/2024
Alright, folks. Here is a starter pack of science writers and communicators that I enjoy following. I hope it's useful! #SciComm 🧪 (I know I must have forgotten/missed a lot of folks when compiling this. Please forgive me!) go.bsky.app/7Z8u31b
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 11/09/2024
Communities of scientists are emerging on Bluesky: @mkeyoung.bsky.social and @lassehjorthmadsen.bsky.social have extracted a new network of scientists and researchers, and a new global list of 100 science ‘influencers’ on Bluesky: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... #scicomm #sciwri
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 09/09/2024
📸Creating connection with science communication: Sophie Hartley wants to help people learn about the importance of natural resources and land management through science writing: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... #Scicomm #SciWri @mitpress.bsky.social #science #journalism #writers
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #208
Creating Your Own Podcast Production Network with Amy Westervelt + Usha Lee McFarling awarded 2024 Victor Cohn Prize.
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 20/02/2024
Ten #students receive @sciencewriters.org travel funding to explore #sciencewriting careers at 2024 AAAS Annual Meeting. Congratulations to @norabradford.bsky.social and the other students! sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr... #SciComm #SciWri #science #AAASmtg
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #186
How to steer an interview so you get what you need + How AI deepfakes threaten the 2024 elections.
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 06/02/2024
This week in the #ScienceWriting News Roundup: @theopennotebook.bsky.social introduced their newest early-career fellows, @kaatefishman.bsky.social, @emmagometz.bsky.social, and Claudia López Lloreda👏 Why does science journalism matter? by @biancanogrady.bsky.social @sciencewriters.org Fellowship:
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #184
How to Start a Book + NASW Diversity Summer Fellowship + How to meet your freelance business goals.
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 30/01/2024
The #Ocean and #Climate: What Makes Good #Storytelling? + A New Fellowship for Advancing #ScienceJournalism in Africa and the Middle East. Read more: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr...
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #183
The Ocean and Climate: What Makes Good Storytelling? + A New Fellowship for Advancing Science Journalism in Africa and the Middle East.
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 02/01/2024
Happy New Year :) ICYMI: A Book Publishing Primer for Science Writers + Connector Chat: Best practices for pitching freelance stories, and more: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr...
(L-R) Roberto González (Mexico) and Malena Stariolo (Brazil) are the winners of the 2023 EurekAlert! Fellowships for International Science Reporters. Credit: Roberto Gonzalez/Tayná Gonçalves
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 21/11/2023
New open access course – data-driven animation for science communication + Generative AI for journalists: Discovering what data can do. Read more: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr...
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #175
New open access course – data-driven animation for science communication + Generative AI for journalists: Discovering what data can do.
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Marianna Limas @mnlimas.bsky.social · 21/10/2023
This week in the Science Writing News Roundup: Data Analysis and Visualization Tools for Science Writers + How to build a successful science writing internship + 10 tips for eliminating ageist language from your stories + Calls for pitches, and more: sciencewriting.substack.com/p/science-wr...
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✍️Science Writing News Roundup #171
A Writer’s Guide to Being Edited + Data Analysis and Visualization Tools for Science Writers.
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The Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social · 05/10/2023
Exciting news: Our Science Writers Database is ~officially~ live! It’s a free, public tool to help people in our global science writing community find one another and diversify their networks. www.theopennotebook.com/writers/
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