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Weather is the only topic that most U.S. adults often follow in local news and local media in the U.S. has more power than national outlets to influence attitudes on climate change across political divides, writes Kate Fishman (she/her). theopennotebook.com/2024/07/23/per…

my first piece for The Open Notebook is out today, on writing about climate change in weather stories! theopennotebook.com/2024/07/23/per…

"That’s the beauty of reporting from a community: Local and regional journalists are there to hold people’s stories of what’s happening in their home in the context of what’s happening on our planet." With Connor Giffin, @emdashsanders, Katie Myers. theopennotebook.com/2024/07/23/per…

In this behind-the-scenes interview, Jessica Hamzelou tells Emma Gometz what went into reporting her MIT Technology Review story about a group of doctors and their quest to root out dangerous practice and nail down the science underpinning promising treatments. theopennotebook.com/2024/07/30/jes…

“I started really wide, looking at possible stillbirth criminalization stories and, in that reporting, I heard about the lung float test. The more I dug, the more shocked I became that it is still a test that medical examiners are relying on.” – Duaa Eldeib. theopennotebook.com/2024/08/06/dua…

I'm thrilled to share our 1st source-diversity report, which includes responses from ~700 sources in TON stories published from 2019-2023. We've learned a ton from these data & they're helping us set further goals. Huge thanks to Carolyn Wilke 🧪💥🧫, Allison Whitten, PhD, & Sarah Luft!

Know a budding science writer aged 13-19? Tell them about Write the World's Science Writing Competition, going on now through Sept. 25! Guest judge Shannon Palus will be looking for engaging and creative entries that explain a scientific concept or idea. writetheworld.org/#/competition-…

“You have to be on Twitter,” they said. So what now? Kate Fishman (she/her) gathered reporters, editors, and communicators to find out. With @tulikabose_, @annaleen, @pierra_nyaruai, Dr. David Shiffman 🦈 and more. theopennotebook.com/2024/09/17/rou…

14 years ago today, Jeanne Erdmann and I brought The Open Notebook 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!

Essays on evaluating ideas before you pitch, writing a great lede, and self-editing are among 42 articles in The Craft of Science Writing: Selections from The Open Notebook, expanded ed., Siri Carpenter, ed. nasw.org/member_article… Siri Carpenter National Association of Science Writers (NASW) #SciWriBooks