Esta versión adaptada de la guía para escritores de The Open Notebook (TON) es solo un ejemplo de las normas y expectativas para los periodistas tras recibir una asignación. 🧪

We’ve published our Writers’ Guidelines to help any journalist or editor prepare for an assignment, from how to source and fact-check to navigating deadlines. 🧪

Did you hear? The Open Notebook just turned 15! If you’re in Chicago this weekend, we’ve love your help celebrating! Come enjoy some snacks, join our merch raffle, and pick up a copy of our book, The Craft of Science Writing. We’ll be at Harp & Fiddle in Uptown Ridge on 11/8 from 7-10 pm. 🧪

Acabas de aceptar una asignación. Pero ahora tienes que averiguar qué pasa después. Hemos adaptado nuestras guías para escritores como un ejemplo de las normas y expectativas que cualquier periodista, o editor, debe seguir después de que se le asigne un artículo. #TONenEspañol 🧪

So, you’ve just accepted an assignment (or you’re an editor at a publication making assignments). But now, you have to figure out what happens next. We’ve adapted our writers’ guidelines as one example of the norms and expectations for any journalist to follow after a story is assigned. 🧪

“Creo que es importante compartir conocimientos entre periodistas”, @mariaparazorose.bsky.social le comenta a @willvh.bsky.social, “para que los medios de comunicación sean mejores en general”. Ella y otros periodistas comparten cómo reportear bien sobre comunidades a las que no pertenecen. 🧪

“I think it’s important to share knowledge as journalists with each other” on how to do this work well, @mariaparazorose.bsky.social tells @willvh.bsky.social, “so that media is better at large.” She and other journalists share how to report well on communities to which they don’t belong. 🧪

About The Open Notebook, @goesbykim.bsky.social says: “Never would you find a kinder, more caring, and more talented family of peers and veterans who are eager to help early-career journalists like me in navigating the craft and industry.” 🧪

As newsrooms shrink and “news deserts” grow, maintaining strong, well-supported reporting on science is increasingly urgent. On 11/13, from 1-2:30 ET, TON’s @siricarpenter.bsky.social will participate in a @nationalacademies.org panel on science journalism's challenges and pathways fForward. More 👇

Know what's spooky 👻 ? Searching for a science writer and NOT finding them in The Open Notebook's global Science Writer's Database. Slither on over 🐍 and add yourself today. 🧪

See what a day is like for Uprooter @alexip718.com, founder, editor, and publisher of @thexylom.com, in this interview for @theopennotebook.bsky.social! www.theopennotebook.com/2025/10/14/a...

Interested in science writing degree programs? Here’s a list of more than 50 in the U.S. that offer specialized undergraduate or graduate degree programs or individual courses in science, health, or environmental writing. 🧪

There's only one place to be in Chicagoland on Nov. 8 and it's at The Open Notebook's 15th birthday celebration at the Harp & Fiddle in Uptown Ridge from 7 until 10 pm. Big thanks to @uchicagopress.bsky.social and @bwfund.bsky.social for their help making it possible! #SciWri25 #TON15 🧪

This is today!

At The Open Notebook, we’ve published dozens of articles, interviews, and other resources on a wide range of topics, from working with a sensitivity reader to making your writing and reporting transgender-inclusive and much more. You can find these all collected here 👇

Ever wish you had quick access to tips for covering policies that involve science or health, or for conducting interviews with researchers? Good news! The Open Notebook and @sciline.org have put together this series of quick tips for journalists on any beat. 🧪

Last week, you helped us celebrate our 15th birthday in the biggest way! Not only did we achieve our original goal of $10,000 raised in one day, we surpassed it (raising ($11,500, to be precise!) and set a new stretch goal of raising $15,000. 🧪

Earlier this month, @rjionline.bsky.social and TON launched the Science Reporting Navigator, and we are SO EXCITED to have it out in the world for journalists, no matter their beat, to take advantage of free resources for incorporating evidence into their reporting. From lessons to interview Qs. 🧪

12 months $6,600 stipend Connection to editors and a community of journalism professionals. Deadline to apply to become an early career fellow of the The Open Notebook, supported by @bwfund.bsky.social: October 31. 🧪

We’re 2 days away from our panel at #SJF25, where @siricarpenter.bsky.social, @scchak.bsky.social, Emily Laber-Warren, and @raminskibba.bsky.social will explore reporting strategies and storytelling techniques that reinforce public trust in science. 🧪

❗Reminder: The application deadline for the @theopennotebook.bsky.social early-career fellowship is this Friday, October 31. This fellowship is: ✅ Paid ($6,600) ✅ Part-time ✅ Remote ✅ Mentored ✅ Open to applicants anywhere in the world Learn more here: www.theopennotebook.com/early-career...

TON "is hands down one of the most accessible, welcoming, and supportive organizations for journalists on the planet,” says board member @sisiwei.bsky.social. “It doesn't matter what beat you cover, or what kind of journalism you do ... TON has resources that can help you level up your work.” 🧪

$15K for our 15th birthday!?!

Wow! A massive THANK YOU to all of you who have helped us reach our goal of raising $10,000 today! You smashed it❗❗❗Now … Can we hit $15,000 on our 15th birthday? Let's try! 🤔 #TON15 www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...

Every gift up to $5,500 today will be doubled thanks to our matching partners: @cenmag.bsky.social, @hothousemag.bsky.social, @ksjatmit.bsky.social and @undark.org , @statnews.com, @7homaslin.com, and @transjournalists.org. Don’t miss this opportunity to give and celebrate 15 years of TON. 🧪

Everything we do at The Open Notebook stems from our commitment to supporting community, equity, and professional growth. If TON has helped you hone your craft, build your career, or connect with journalists worldwide, please consider giving back, today, on our 15th birthday. 🧪

Today is our 15th birthday! What started as a side project to create a small collection of story-behind-the-story interviews turned into a labor of love, which turned into what you know as The Open Notebook today. Help us stay strong for the next 15 years. Help us meet our goal to raise $10,000. 🧪

Amazing! We're more than halfway to our goal of raising $10,000 by midnight! #TON15

15 years ago, I could not have imagined this day. I couldn’t have imagined—as @jeanne-erdmann.bsky.social and I set out on a little side project to interview some journalists in hopes of strengthening our own understanding and skills—

15 years ago today, TON began as a simple idea: to improve the craft of science journalism by connecting people and providing freely accessible resources to anyone who wanted them. And for our birthday, we’re asking for your help achieving a big goal: to raise $10,000 by midnight. 🧪 #TON15

Tomorrow, we turn 15 years old! In honor of this birthday milestone, here are 15 stories we love from the archives. #TON15 🧪

Register to join the team at @theopennotebook.bsky.social and @innovationrji.bsky.social TODAY to learn about our new Science Reporting Navigator. We'll demo this new tool and you'll come away with new ideas & (no doubt) joy in your heart. And who couldn't use a little joy?!? 🧪

Join us at #SJF25 from Oct 27-30 virtually from anywhere in the world! This year’s theme is about rethinking trust, funding, and innovation in science journalism. Tell us: What does trust in science journalism mean to you? You could win a free e-book copy of “The Craft of Science Writing.”

In just two days, we celebrate 15 years! In that time, we’ve… ✍️Published more than 600 articles—over 1.5 million words!—on the craft of science writing 🌐Translated more than 100 of these stories into Spanish 📚Written 2 books! ... #TON15

Journalists on any beat: Do you want to confidently incorporate scientific evidence, perspectives, or context into your reporting? Join @theopennotebook.bsky.social and @rjionline.bsky.social for a webinar introducing the Science Reporting Navigator Thurs, Oct 23 at 2pm CT! bit.ly/NavigatorLaunch.

But how good would that hot coffee or tea look in one of our BRAND NEW MUGS!? We have MERCH!

If you're a science journalist (or aspiring science journalist) who's been writing regularly in English for less than 3 years (not counting student work/internships), check out the @theopennotebook.bsky.social Early-Career Fellowship. The deadline is October 31, so there's still time to apply.

A letter from @siricarpenter.bsky.social: "The TON team and I have dedicated our work to empowering journalists to tell stories that matter. We envision a world in which all journalists have the skills and confidence they need to produce evidence-based reporting that engages and informs the public."

It’s our birthday week! (Who else likes to celebrate birthday week!?) On Oct. 24, The Open Notebook turns 15 and we’re gearing up for a special challenge! We believe in the work we’ve done, and we know it’s more important than ever.

Such a great point, Thiago! We're well aware of that training gap at @theopennotebook.bsky.social. In fact, our new Science Reporting Navigator is designed to equip local journalists to cover science well, including in their everyday stories. www.theopennotebook.com/science-repo...

Miss the excellent panel last week from @shorensteinctr.bsky.social on open science practices and trust in research? TON Deputy Executive Director @rachelzamzow.bsky.social was a crucial part of the discussion. You can watch here. 🧪

Reporters—covering stories with stats and need to bolster your skills? Here are six key concepts you don’t need a stats degree to understand: bit.ly/47b4Ce9 @theopennotebook.bsky.social #SciComm #journalism

Our 15th Anniversary Giving Day is coming up on Oct. 24 and we're thrilled to share that @cenmag.bsky.social, an important part of our community of journalists, is a Matching Gift partner (ensuring all gifts go twice as far). We’re honored to celebrate this milestone together.

👀 @theopennotebook.bsky.social's new Science Reporting Navigator "stands ready to walk you through complex reporting scenarios and help you integrate science into any beat." www.theopennotebook.com/2025/10/01/i...

Doing science journalism is hard nowadays. I shared with @theopennotebook.bsky.social a day in my life not because I have everything figured out — far from it — but to show that our career trajectories are inherently messy, and the process of finding ourselves while making an impact is what matters.

Join us at #SJF25 for a virtual panel on Thurs., 10/30 moderated by @siricarpenter.bsky.social with contributors to TON’s forthcoming book “The Best Science Stories and How They Work”: @scchak.bsky.social, Emily Laber Warren, @raminskibba.bsky.social.

@alexip718.com weaves deeply reported narratives on the future of cities and environmental justice with original photography and open-source intelligence. And that’s all before breakfast. Get to know @thexylom.com’s committed publisher and editor. 🧪

@thexylom.com is the only Asian American–run news outlet that covers science, climate, and the environment. The Open Notebook spends a day in the life with publisher and editor @alexip718.com. 🧪

This hoodie would look good on you. Order your TON merch now! www.bonfire.com/tonlogoshirt...

For @spoorthyraman.bsky.social, The Open Notebook became a source of support when she needed it most. www.theopennotebook.com