The fellowship was a career highlight, a unique opportunity to dive deep into the science, history, and legal issues of psychedelics. I developed a podcast series, wrote several feature articles, and expanded my network of colleagues and mentors.

👋 Call for sources: My name is Julia Métraux, and I am @motherjones.com disability reporter. I am working on a series (to be published before May 1) profiling three American aging adults (50+) about how you're aging independently while taking care of your health. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Freelancer journalists: FYI @indiejournalists.bsky.social has a two-day online conference March 5-6, 2026. They are currently offering a $49 early bird registration.

Need help evaluating whose expertise to trust? Our tip sheet for vetting and finding relevant scientific sources, written with @theopennotebook.bsky.social, can help reporters to determine if an expert is the right fit for their news story. bit.ly/46i1H4q

IDA is hiring a full-time assistant editor for Documentary Magazine. The role is based in Los Angeles.

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Nine former CDC directors: Americans should be alarmed. Their health and lives are in danger. Gift link 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

I'm a science journalist for @statnews.com looking to talk with folks who applied to biomedical Ph.D. programs and had offers rescinded earlier this year. What have you been up to since then? You can reach me at [email protected] or via Signal (username jwosen.27). #journorequest

Writers, bring your 1-minute pitches for live feedback from editors on November 9 @1:30pm in Chicago at Pitch Slam. @sciencewriters.org #NASW #SciWri25 🔗View the program 👇 sciencewriters2025.org 🖥️ Registration opens September 4. 🧵1/3

NOW LIVE: the program for #SciWri25 which looks amazing. If you need financial assistance to travel to Chicago in November (or attend the virtual components in October), you MUST APPLY by August 28. sciencewriters2025.org/grants/

Scientists: what types of federal agency data collection, research reports, or analyses are not getting done due to funding cuts or layoffs? Re-posts appreciated.

@axios.com says our "Psychedelics and the Texas Trip" podcast is "worthy of your time" and explains why Texas is investing in psychedelic therapy research. 📻 🎧 Listen on @texaspublicradio.bsky.social www.tpr.org/psychedelics 🔗 Apple and Spotify links are in the comments

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Psychedelics and the Texas Trip is live on @texaspublicradio.bsky.social. The three-part podcast series explores the complex history of psychedelics, their potential health benefits and risks, and why they’re mostly illegal in the U.S. and how that’s changing. 🔗 Links are in the comments.

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The final ep of Petrie Dish: Psychedelics & the Texas Trip from @texaspublicradio.bsky.social is up! From the legislature in Austin to a peyote ranch in Rio Grande City, this ep is full of great information. Reporter @robinberghaus.bsky.social joined us & did great work. www.tpr.org/podcast/petr...

“If you want to study drugs that have been criminalized by our government, you must be fearless” https://go.nature.com/42vvEvR

👇🏻 @nature.com profile on Sue Sisley dives into her legal & advocacy battles with federal agencies and state lawmakers and the successful struggle to move her science forward for PTSD, addiction and hospice patients. Excellent reporting by @robinberghaus.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Dr. Sue Sisley shares with @nature.com her years-long fight to study banned #psychoactive drugs — #cannabis and #psilocybin — as treatments for #pain, #addiction, and #PTSD. Thank you @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Science journalists: Apply for the $20,000 Sharon Begley Science Reporting Award! The prize recognizes the accomplishments of a mid-career science journalist and includes a grant for a significant reporting project. Apply by April 30: casw.org/awards-fello...

This fellowship offers the support & resources to do a long-term, in-depth reporting project on health inequities nationwide. W my fellowship I reported 2 stories on the impacts of abortion bans, 1 of which was cited in an amicus brief in the SCOTUS EMTALA case-apply! www.nbcnews.com/health/women...

I’ll just leave this here… www.niemanlab.org/2025/04/how-...

Listen to the first episode at www.tpr.org/podcast/petr... 🍄

The Altered States podcast from @prx.org & @scipsychedelics.bsky.social was one of five podcasts nominated for a Webby Award in the science & education category!! We're up for Webby & People's Voice award which requires your votes! Please! vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting...

Congratulations to the ten journalists awarded a 2025 Ferriss-UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellowship from @ucbsoj and @SciPsychedelics fellowships.journalism.berkeley.edu/bcsp/2025-fe...

CPCR Associate Center Director Dr. Albert Garcia-Romeu was interviewed on Texas Public Radio last week. He discusses how psychedelic research can be supported today. www.tpr.org/podcast/petr...

Meet Evan Anzoo, a five-year-old boy in South Sudan who died when Elon Musk shut down USAID and the boy lost access to his HIV meds. Musk says no one has died because of the aid shutdown, but that's because he didn't look. RIP, Evan, you deserved better. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

More jobs @texastribune.org We’re looking for a general assignment reporter. This is a Sunday-Thursday shift. Come work with me and we can discuss your favorite 90’s emo records.* *Not a requirement for this job but it would be fun.

We’re looking for two politics reporters to join @texastribune.org’s politics team!

What's up in Texas? Listen as 2024 @psychedelicalpha.bsky.social Ferriss Fellow Robin Berghaus reports the first of a three episodes series "Psychedelics and the Texas Trip" for Texas Public Radio's Petrie Dish www.tpr.org/podcast/petr...

IRE is celebrating its 50th birthday — and you’re invited to the party! Check out these special events and join us ⬇️🎊 www.ire.org/ire-50th-news/

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If you’re experiencing layoffs at CMMI, FDA, ASPR, or other agencies, I’m available at Signal below if you’d like to help us understand the scope of what’s happening today.

Hearing that @CDCgov personnel on probationary list are getting termination letters this evening. If you’re one of them, you can reach me securely on Signal at LenaSun.04. I promise to keep your name confidential. We want to get a sense of who’s been cut. DMs ok too. Also [email protected]

The new Health Data Preservation Project linked on @healthjournalism.org homepage is continuously updated with resources for preserving disappearing/disappeared federal health data. Pls share/bookmark as needed & reach out if you know of resources to add.

Is your job mostly funded by indirect costs on NIH grants? I'd love to speak with you for a @sciencenews.bsky.social story! DM or email me at mprillaman [at] sciencenews [dot] org. Please share with your network #JournoRequest

🔔 The deadline to apply for IRE’s Total Newsroom Training program is tomorrow.

If you're a journalist downloading CDC data today, please consider filling out this form so we have a centralized guide to who has what. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Why & how scientists should do public outreach, especially now. Smart tips from @nicolecrust.bsky.social on @thetransmitter.bsky.social 🧪 www.thetransmitter.org/craft-and-ca...

The deadline is fast approaching for the Public Health Reporting Fellowship! This opportunity for mid-career journalists will support reporting focused on the intersection of public health policy & health care delivery. Learn more:

Grist is looking for a climate news fellow for its annual fellowship starting May 5. Pay is ~$60k for the year. You'll get mentoring and top notch editing, and you'll walk away with dozens of clips. @gristnews.bsky.social job-boards.greenhouse.io/grist/jobs/4...

Heads up: the scammers have found Bluesky www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/11/1...

For the past few months I've been working on a podcast about Tejano music—its history and its influence on current stars like Grupo Frontera—and it's out today! It's hosted by JB Sauceda and made by the whole awesome team at Texas Monthly. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...

Attention #print & #audio #reporters: Apply for the Ferriss - UC @berkeleyjournalism.bsky.social Psychedelic Journalism Fellowship. 💰 $10K awards support in-depth stories on the fast-evolving field of #psychedelics 🍄 ** Applications due Jan. 31 ** 👉 fellowships.journalism.berkeley.edu/bcsp/

Second season of the @njspotlightnews.bsky.social podcast "Hazard NJ" dives deep into the crisis of toxic pollution caused by #PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” around #NewJersey and beyond. Listen (and let me know what you think): tinyurl.com/8r5fmjpz

U.S. journalists: Here's your chance to learn about the JSK Journalism Fellowships & get your questions about the program & our selection process answered. Register to join us! Application deadline: Jan. 15. bit.ly/jsk-dec03

If you’re a journalist in the Austin area (or anywhere around Texas), join us on Dec. 13 at 6p CST for our next IRE/ATX Meetup! You don’t have to be a member of @ire-nicar.bsky.social to attend. More details: bit.ly/3AuUWz9

IRE has three major conferences coming up in 2025! And, we’ll be celebrating our 50th anniversary throughout the year 🎉 We hope to see you at an event soon. 🔹NICAR25: Minneapolis • March 6-9 🔹IRE25: New Orleans • June 19-22 🔹AccessFest25: Virtual • October (dates to come)

Update: We’re up to 75 members of Congress on Bluesky, including 17 Senators. A few notable additions from the last few days: - @repandrecarson.bsky.social - @rep-rosa-delauro.bsky.social - @pattymurray.bsky.social That’s around 1/3 of Democrats in Congress. Good progress! go.bsky.app/F78vyQi

Re-upping this. I'm a journalist writing about how PhD students can successfully leave a toxic lab and find a better mentor. Any shares of this post are appreciated, thx!