As we wrap “15 testimonials for 15 years of TON”, we’re reminded once again that we would not be here if not for our incredible community. Thank you, we value all you have meant to TON. #TON15

On October 6, join me for a virtual panel with on a vital topic: how can we make sure that open science advances not just science itself, but society’s understanding of, trust in, and willingness to invest in research? Register here: shorensteincenter.org/new-event/ca...

“My inbox is flooded with [potential news] items every day—which is part of the administration’s “flood the zone” strategy. They are overwhelming us intentionally.” – @hayleysmith.bsky.social. Five reporters share what it means to cover science in the U.S. right now.

“The Open Notebook provides resources that I recommend to all my students.” – Bruce Lewenstein, @cornelluniversity.bsky.social.

Applications are OPEN for our early-career fellowship program supported by the @bwfund.bsky.social! Work with a mentor to plan, report, and write articles for The Open Notebook and become part of the TON team. 🧵

“TON makes a ton of positive impact Every. Single. Day.” As we celebrate our 15th anniversary, we invite you to honor the past, elevate the present, and invest in the future of science journalism. #TON15 www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...

Welcome to the September 2025 Sharon Dunwoody Science Journalism Mentoring Program cohort at The Open Notebook! www.theopennotebook.com/2025/09/12/w...

“Having TON take a shot on me was monumental, in a country like Mexico where there was no clear path. That gave me the courage to take the next steps in my career,” -- rpocisv.bsky.social. Help The Open Notebook celebrate another 15 years! #TON15 www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...

“The Open Notebook has built a thriving, inclusive community that supports a diverse range of perspectives and voices around the world,” says @smjyoti.bsky.social. We’re celebrating our first 15 years. Join us, and help us reach our next 15! #TON15 www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...

As we celebrate our 15th year, we’re reflecting on the reality that, together, we’ve built a foundation of knowledge and community that strengthens science journalism worldwide. #TON15 www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...

Reporters—learn more about how to look for evidence, ask advice of an outside expert, spot red-flag terms, and understand who could stand to gain from a claim with this tip sheet we created with @theopennotebook.bsky.social. bit.ly/43nYoaN #SciComm #journalism

“[The Open Notebook’s] work continues to be a guiding light for so many emerging science journalists, including myself.” — Esra Öz, Sharon Dunwoody Science Journalism Mentoring Program. #TON15 www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...

Check out our tip sheet with @theopennotebook.bsky.social to tackle science misinformation and disinformation! 📄✨ www.sciline.org/learn/scienc... #Science #Journalism

What started as an experiment to demystify the craft of science writing has grown into a vital, global resource—supporting tens of thousands of journalists with free tools, training, and community. Help us celebrate another 15 years! #TON15 www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...

“You’re part of a global community” – @biancanogrady.bsky.social. Help TON celebrate another 15 years as a global resource—supporting tens of thousands of journalists with free tools, training, and community. #TON15 www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...

Covering Florida's announced plans to end school vaccine mandates? Our latest Reporting Resource has advice from experts to help journalists report on the science of vaccines with accuracy, responsibility, and confidence. bit.ly/4m3LYKT

Every story is a science story. Science journalism matters. Trust in facts matters. Community matters. Thank you for being part of TON’s story. Help us celebrate another 15 years. Here @heyhelina.bsky.social describes what TON has meant to her. #TON15 www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...

“I recommend The Open Notebook to every writer, not just science journalists. Their story dissections are amazing, their pitch database is a goldmine, and their profiles of other writers are the best way to score insider tips and/or feel less alone in the struggle.” -- Nicola Twilley #TON15

“We can become better storytellers together.” – Tiên Nguyễn As we celebrate our 15th anniversary, we invite you to honor the past, elevate the present, and invest in the future of science journalism. #TON15 www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...

School has started! Have you explored our new sample syllabus for anyone getting started in science writing, whether you’re an instructor putting together a “Science Journalism 101” curriculum, or a freelancer looking to firm up your foundation in the core skills of the craft?🧪

As we celebrate our 15th year, we are truly celebrating everybody. Thank you, @alexip718.com and @thexylom.com, for sharing what TON means to you. Science journalism matters. Community matters. Help us celebrate another 15! #TON15 www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...

Today, I received a priceless gift "The Craft of Science Writing" edited by Siri Carpenter and published in November 2024. The book explores strategies for finding and shaping story ideas, pitching editors, and building a specialty in science writing. @theopennotebook.bsky.social

From “out of the blue” to celebrating 15 years of supporting the craft of science writing, we’re still here doing our part to uphold a functioning democracy. Help us celebrate another 15 years. #TON15 www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...

As TON celebrates 15 years this year, we're also celebrating our community. Here's how Carolyn Wilke describes what TON has meant to her. #TON15 www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...

This year, The Open Notebook is celebrating our 15th year. Here's what TON has meant to @sciwriabdul.bsky.social. #TON15 Learn more about how we're marking this momentous milestone! www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...

Science journalism matters. Trust in facts matters. Community matters. Thank you for being part of TON’s story. Help us celebrate another 15 years. See how @laurahelmuth.bsky.social describes what TON has meant to her. #TON15 www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...

🧪 Hello everyone! Please join me and others from @theopennotebook.bsky.social team TOMORROW, Aug. 26 at 2 pm ET for a Town Hall event on Zoom, where we’ll kick off our 15th-birthday celebration! BRING YOUR OWN CAKE! 🎂 This event will be recorded. Registration link: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Very grateful to @willvh.bsky.social & @theopennotebook.bsky.social for profiling my work on Canada's Site C hydro dam."So often we talk about clean energy and hydro power as if there are no impacts." www.theopennotebook.com/2025/07/08/s...

We've teamed up with @theopennotebook.bsky.social to bring journalists tips for planning an interview with a scientist. Sharpen your skills and lose the stress about adding science to your news stories. Learn more: bit.ly/40x9vep

Are you a journalism instructor? We have an excellent resource for you as you're putting together your syllabus this academic year, complete with readings, suggested assignments and discussion questions and additional resources. Download yours! 🧪

I'm thrilled to have this sample syllabus out there in the world! Big thanks to the great @ashleythesmart.bsky.social for helping shape the syllabus, for doing so much of the heavy lifting in creating discussion questions and potential classroom assignments, and for his all-around excellent ideas.

Science journalists often learn the tricks of the trade by trial and error. But we firmly believe the basics of covering science, and covering it well, can also be taught. So, we’ve rounded up years of insights from The Open Notebook into an easy-to-reference sample course syllabus. And it’s free! 🧪

@soljourno.bsky.social and CCNow have put together an incredible panel for Tuesday's webinar on local reporting: - @camillepd.bsky.social - @stopitkatie.bsky.social - Emilie Stigliani (The Sacramento Bee) - @breannadraxler.bsky.social RSVP to join the convo! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Are you someone interested in the science of adolescent brain development? @knowablemag.bsky.social is offering a free mini-email course to shine a light on the latest neuroscience underlying executive function development in adolescents. More info and sign up here! 🧪

Introducing: our new resources hub! Looking for all of our timely guidance on how to accurately cover trans communities? Trying to understand complex political messaging about governmental efforts to limit trans rights, or spot misinformation on a deadline? It's all in one place now 👇

Sign up for a free Science Journalism Master Class any time and get started immediately—there’s no set start date. There are course on finding story angles, centering people in science stories and so much more. 🧪

Reporters should bookmark this primer from a true pro.

Las fuentes no hablan, pero la información disponible públicamente, desde documentos judiciales hasta datos de aplicaciones de pago, puede ayudarte a contar una historia. Aquí, @stephaniemlee.bsky.social ofrece recursos, orientación y herramientas para saber cómo empezar. #TONenEspañol 🧪

The sources won’t talk, but publicly available information, from court documents to payment app data, can help you tell a story. Here, @stephaniemlee.bsky.social.offers resources, guidance and tools for how to get started. 🧪

Incluso las publicaciones en redes sociales y los historiales de aplicaciones de pago pueden revelar interacciones entre fuentes. #TONenEspañol 🧪

Even social media posts and payment app histories can reveal interactions between sources. 🧪

“I don’t think the point of being a journalist is to be perfect all the time ... I think it’s to try to be as accurate and reliable as possible and to be aware of your own mistakes and limitations and be honest about them.” 🧪

Pregúntate cómo cada prueba contribuye a la pregunta central que impulsa tu historia. Y no tengas miedo de dejar que esa pregunta evolucione a medida que sigues reporteando. A veces, profundizar más te llevará a una historia mucho más interesante. #TONenEspañol 🧪

Ask how each piece of evidence informs the central question driving your story. And don’t be afraid to let that question evolve as you keep reporting. Sometimes, digging deeper will lead you to a far more interesting story. 🧪

In which @stephaniemlee.bsky.social reports for @theopennotebook.bsky.social on using public documents for investigative science journalism. With @laurenweberhp.bsky.social @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social @primateyell.bsky.social @dangaristo.bsky.social & more: www.theopennotebook.com/2025/08/12/h...

Revelaciones sobre personas, empresas, organizaciones y organismos gubernamentales de difícil acceso están a la espera de ser descubiertos en el dominio público, escribe @stephaniemlee.bsky.social, quien habla con @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social‬ ‪y otros sobre cómo hacerlo. #TONenEspañol 🧪

Revelations about hard-to-reach people, companies, organizations, and government agencies are just waiting to be unearthed in the public domain, writes @stephaniemlee.bsky.social, who talks to @laurenweberhp.bsky.social‬, @dangaristo.bsky.social,‬ ‪and others about how to do just that. 🧪

For @theopennotebook.bsky.social, I wrote about what to do when people don't call you back. To investigate secretive subjects, reporters can make creative use of public documents: lawsuits, corporate filings, government databases, social media, and much more. www.theopennotebook.com/2025/08/12/h...

The Open Notebook turns 15 this year (we can't believe it either!) and we're kicking off our celebrations with a town hall on Aug. 26. 🧪 Be there! Register for free: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Last year, TON's @siricarpenter.bsky.social gave @niemanlab.org her prediction for journalism in 2025: "The newsrooms that succeed will be the ones embracing science as a thread that runs through every beat ... science is relevant to every aspect of journalism." 🧪