🍾🎉🥰 Many thanks to our generous board members at @theopennotebook.bsky.social for creating this additional matching pool for the final hours of 2025. Donations made today will be matched by our board members!

Fewer than 3% of journalists are trained to cover science, health or the environment. And access to that training is scarce and inequitable. It's why @theopennotebook.bsky.social works so hard to create free resources anyone can use. Please donate if you can: www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...

We are SO CLOSE — we're just $33 away from making our matching goal this year! Thanks to matching donors like @sabs.bsky.social and many others for helping make this possible! www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...

If you’re thinking about year-end gifts & if you care about the work we do @theopennotebook.bsky.social, please consider making a donation to help keep our free training, mentoring & professional development resources going. We could use your help! 🧪 www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...

Re-upping this important guide today, from @tylersantora.bsky.social. 🧪 #transhealthcare #transhealth

Absolutely honored for my book to be featured on The Open Notebook this way! TON is an incredible resource for us science journalists, and for them to include details of my reporting for The Stronger Sex makes my heart smile. Thanks @skylerdware.bsky.social & @siricarpenter.bsky.social for this!

Under the Trump administration, decimated health and science funding in the U.S. has become everyday news, leaving journalists with the challenge of what to cover and how to contextualize cuts for their audiences. Lucila Pinto spoke with @cmerref.bsky.social and others to bring you this guide. 🧪

Help us this giving season to continue strong providing these resources and more during the next 15 years. We’re proud of how far we’ve come—and know there’s so much more to do together—to support journalists worldwide. 🧪

🧪 This is going to be a long one, friends. Buckle up. This week I'm attending the World Conference of Science Journalists #WCSJ2025 in Pretoria, South Africa, and this gathering been an opportunity to get a close-up look at the dogged, fearless work of so many journalists all over the world—

Really good, specialized #sciencejournalism is crucial for #publichealth and the advancement of knowledge, but not as easily found as it should be in most media. This is a cause worth supporting if you're able. @theopennotebook.bsky.social

✨Thank you✨ to @laurahelmuth.bsky.social for setting the bar so high in the How-to-Be-a-Person department. I love this reflection on how to say thank you. lastwordonnothing.com/2025/11/24/h...

The Open Notebook is, says Miriam Vidal Valero, an invaluable source of information, a space for inspiration and connection, and a resource for tools to report with sensitivity. 🧪https://www.theopennotebook.com/15thanniversary/

On Dec. 3, @siricarpenter.bsky.social will join @kossibalao.bsky.social, @mmeagnes.bsky.social, Magali Reinert and Lesley Cowling for a panel at #WCSJ2025 focused on equipping reporters with the skills to report about science. www.wcsj2025.org/programme/se...

15 years ago, @theopennotebook.bsky.social started as a labor of love. Today, TON is a leading source of training, mentoring, & professional support for journalists worldwide. We need your help now more than ever. Please help make sure this critical work continues. Donations will be matched!

Reporters covering crime and public safety can strengthen their stories with scientific evidence. Here’s how to avoid common pitfalls and find ideas, resources and more. This week, the latest in our series of free Science Reporting Quick Tips, with @sciline.org. 🧪

Many freelance journalists lean on writing-adjacent work, even outside journalism, to support their passion for reporting and writing, writes @bwfund.bsky.social early-career fellow @skylerdware.bsky.social in this story w/ @hannahseo.com, @kkdfv.bsky.social, @jtsangwrites.bsky.social, and others. 🧪

You don’t need to be a science reporter to cover science well. The Science Reporting Navigator from The Open Notebook and @rjionline.bsky.social helps any reporter confidently incorporate scientific evidence, perspectives, or context into their reporting— regardless of background or deadline. 🧪

Thank you all of you who made @theopennotebook.bsky.social’s 15th birthday party at #SciWri25 so special! That was a night I’ll never forget. ❤️

I'm excited to join @laurenfeldman.bsky.social, @tracybaim.bsky.social, @timafranklin.bsky.social, & @columbiajournalism.bsky.social's Duy Linh Nguyen Tu for a @nationalacademies.org session on strategies for advancing high-quality science journalism. Thurs, 11/13 (1 PM ET). Register: bit.ly/3WJZGYW

So far we've received applications from 49 countries for @theopennotebook.bsky.social's early-career fellowship. If you're looking for an intensive learning experience and the chance to work with the TON team, don't miss this chance! Deadline: tomorrow, 10/31. www.theopennotebook.com/early-career...

I'm very much looking forward to this conversation at #SJF25 tomorrow with @scchak.bsky.social, @raminskibba.bsky.social and Emily Laber-Warren! It's at 11:20 ET. Join us!

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...

I'm proud to have @sisiwei.bsky.social as a member of @theopennotebook.bsky.social board of directors. She's brought so much wise perspective and great ideas to TON. Thank you for your generous service, Sisi!

Let's gooooo! $15K for 15 years! I'm thrilled by the support for @theopennotebook.bsky.social's 15th birthday! Your gifts will help us keep offering training & mentoring for journalists around the world. We're tiny and scrappy, so every dollar truly helps! www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...

Thanks to our amazing sponsors — @cenmag.bsky.social, @hothousemag.bsky.social, @ksjatmit.bsky.social and @undark.org, @statnews.com, @7homaslin.com, and @transjournalists.org urnalists.org — every dollar you give will be matched. www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...

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. 🧪

You people! Thank you VERY much for the generosity you are showing to @theopennotebook.bsky.social on our 15th birthday! We're already 80% of the way to our Day of Giving goal. It feels so good to know our community has our back. ❤️ www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...

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—

Congratulations to all the winners of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications! I've served on the jury for the @scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org awards for the past 4 years, and it's a highlight of the year to sink into so much outstanding storytelling!

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.”

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?!? 🧪

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.

🧪 Registration for #SciWri25 ends tomorrow (Oct 22), and that's also the last day to add a field trip to your itinerary. sciencewriters2025.org/register

Fifteen years ago, @jeanne-erdmann.bsky.social and I set out with a simple question: “How did they do that?” What began as a fun little side project has grown into a global community of science journalists, sharing their experiences and knowledge to strengthen our field. 🧪

I'm excited to share tools and challenges in science journalism training at #WCSJ2025 in Pretoria, South Africa. Our panel is organized by @mmeagnes.bsky.social & Magali Reinert and also includes speakers @kossibalao.bsky.social & Lesley Cowling. Join us! www.wcsj2025.org/programme/se...

Journalists always have a responsibility to critically evaluate scientific claims and—especially in the current landscape—"to communicate that uncertainty is the nature of science—it's baked in not as a weakness of science but as a strength of science,” says @rachelzamzow.bsky.social.

Attending #SJF25? Check out the panel I’m moderating with @scchak.bsky.social, Emily Laber-Warren & @raminskibba.bsky.social on 10/30, talking about storytelling and trust in science. (Also see e-book giveaway info below!)

Kudos to @claudia-lopez.bsky.social on this important piece @undark.org about the uncertain future of philanthropic funding for science journalism. Thoughts from @meaghanparker.bsky.social, @garyschw.bsky.social and me. undark.org/2025/10/15/s...

🧪 Science journalists, are you interested in gathering with hundreds of international colleagues in Pretoria, South Africa in early December? Early bird registration for #WCSJ25 ends October 20. www.wcsj2025.org/news/early-b...

If you're going to #SciWri25 in Chicago next month, please come celebrate @theopennotebook.bsky.social's 15th birthday with us!

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I could not be more excited to announce the launch of @theopennotebook.bsky.social's newest project, the Science Reporting Navigator! www.theopennotebook.com/2025/10/01/i...

Covering null results can help reporters contribute to a more accurate view of science and the world, writes @bwfund.bsky.social early-career fellow Lucila Pinto in TON’s latest, with insights from @vcallier.bsky.social, @ldattaro.bsky.social, @claricecudi.bsky.social and others. 🧪

We have some exciting (and some bittersweet) news at @theopennotebook.bsky.social today! 🧵 🧪

Learn more about Science Journalism Forum, founded by @saadlotfey.bsky.social, and this year's hybrid event, #SJF25, whose theme is "Science Journalism at a Crossroads: Rethinking Trust, Funding, and Innovation. TON's @siricarpenter.bsky.social is a speaker and TON is a community partner!

Plenty of important science stories happen in communities where some people, for a variety of valid reasons, might be hesitant to talk to journalists coming from (the) outside, writes @willvh.bsky.social, in this story with @johnvaillant.bsky.social @mariaparazorose.bsky.social and others. 🧪

“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.