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OlĆŗfįŗ¹Ģmi O. TĆ”Ćwò
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the usual useful list:
go.bsky.app/2Fq4P6e
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s. e. smith
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I have been thinking A LOT lately about the flowering of art and culture under the New Deal, when the government decided it actively wanted to invest in job creation and creativity, so it's both sad and typical of the Trump admin to destroy that legacy.
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There Was a Plan to Save These New Deal Masterpieces. Then Trump Won.
A feasibility study was underway about restoring the ailing federal building that houses important Ben Shahn frescoes, Philip Guston murals, and other FDR-era artwork. But the Trump administration put...
https://newrepublic.com/article/201204/ben-shahn-murals-new-deal-cohen-building-trump
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NPR
about 1 month ago
Today marks the first day in public mediaās history without federal funding. And weāre not going anywhere. Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself. Stand with us today. Donate at this link:
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Rachel Zamzow
about 1 month ago
And now for some backstory -- Bringing the Science Reporting Navigator into the world (out TODAY at
@theopennotebook.bsky.social
) was a true journey.
www.theopennotebook.com/science-repo...
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itās Science Reporting Navigator day! š this incredible toolkit from
@theopennotebook.bsky.social
&
@rjionline.bsky.social
will help journalists fold science into all kinds of reporting. as a former local reporter, it was a joy to play a small part in bringing this resource to life. check it out!
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Dr. Lucky Tran
about 2 months ago
The BS asymmetry principle: The amount of energy needed to refute BS is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it. Thank you to every science communicator who is doing the almost impossible work of countering misinformation every day. Every single one of you is saving lives!
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yesterday i watched jaws in a theater with my partner, his mom (who was seeing it for the first time since it came out 50 years ago!), and my dear friend whoād never seen it at all š¦
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out this week with high country news: a feature on the importance of studying "dead things" on LA's beaches.
www.hcn.org/articles/mee...
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Meet LAās detective for dead marine mammals - High Country News
A day in the life of a scientist studying the aftermath of the cityās deadly algal blooms.
https://www.hcn.org/articles/meet-las-detective-for-dead-marine-mammals/
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Alex Ip čęø é
5 months ago
Time for some real talk:
@thexylom.com
, the only Asian American-run news outlet covering science, climate, and the environment, will run out of funding in July if we don't secure $7,500 by the end of the month. I might lose my job at a time while waiting for a visa extension -- a nightmare scenario.
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Urgent! Every Dollar Counts!
We grow science with words, and are the only Asian American-run science newsroom: independent, nonprofit, led by Gen-Z! The Xylom needs to raise $7,500 by the end of the month to stay afloat. Pleaseā¦
https://fundrazr.com/the_xylom?ref=cr_cEGZBe
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Capital B
5 months ago
One of the most underreported aspects of life for Black undocumented migrants can be summed up in one statistic: Theyāre deported at a rate four times more often than their numbers would suggest.
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5% of Undocumented Migrants Are Black. They're 20% of Potential Deportations.
Research exposes how racial disparities in policing have created a pathway from routine life to permanent family separation for Black migrants.
https://capitalbnews.org/black-migrants-face-higher-deportation-rates/
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depths of wikipedia
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Lisa Whitenack, PhD
6 months ago
The act of writing can serve many purposes. It can be used to inform. It can be used to resist. It can be used to heal. Jasmin Graham & I wrote an essay about our terminated NSF grant, and hopefully, it accomplishes some of those goals.
www.advancejournal.org/post/3147-gr...
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Grief | Published by ADVANCE Journal
This blog post is part of ADVANCE Journal's blog series on the impacts of NSF Grants and their terminations.
https://www.advancejournal.org/post/3147-grief
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Rachel Zamzow
6 months ago
Come hang out with me,
@siricarpenter.bsky.social
&
@kaatefishman.bsky.social
+ the RJI team next week! Weāre sharing a sneak peak of our interactive toolkit for local journalists, the Science Reporting Navigator š§
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Gillian Branstetter
6 months ago
Going insane reading this Politico story about Musk's AI servers poisoning the air of a 90% Black community in Memphis followed immediately by this Washington Post story about states lining up their own communities to host the next ones
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The Sick Times
6 months ago
Games can be sense-making tools, allowing players to vicariously experience the risks of contracting COVID-19, recognize
#LongCOVIDās
most challenging symptoms, and connect with others amid an ongoing public health crisis. Read more from
@kaatefishman.bsky.social
:
bit.ly/4iQhmuE
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Andrew Freedman
6 months ago
NEW: NOAA retires its widely cited billion-dollar weather and climate database amid staff cuts. Unique database had been tallying disaster costs for 45 years.
www.cnn.com/2025/05/08/c...
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NOAA ends extreme weather database that tracked cost of disasters since 1980 | CNN
Its discontinuation is another Trump-administration blow to the publicās view into how fossil fuel pollution is changing the world around them and making extreme weather more costly.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/08/climate/noaa-ends-disaster-database
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delved into the world of games and Long COVID for one of my favorite pieces i've gotten to report! for
@thesicktimes.bsky.social
: some truly thoughtful perspectives and very cool games from
@stevewilcox.bsky.social
,
@zoyander.cc
, and
@chantalbritt.bsky.social
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thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/l...
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āLong COVID Modeā: Seeing the crisis through games - The Sick Times
Games uniquely incorporate emotional and social factors that influence how we take in information ā making them surprisingly useful communication tools in a world in denial about the ongoing threats o...
https://thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/long-covid-mode-seeing-the-crisis-through-games/
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Dave Ghoul
6 months ago
This
@thesicktimes.bsky.social
features some clever and creative ways video games are being used to help others understand more about COVID and masking (via a short game), as well as the impacts Long Covid can have on you (via mods for Witcher 3, Dark Souls, Minecraft). Definitely worth the read.
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āLong COVID Modeā: Seeing the crisis through games - The Sick Times
Games uniquely incorporate emotional and social factors that influence how we take in information ā making them surprisingly useful communication tools in a world in denial about the ongoing threats o...
https://thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/long-covid-mode-seeing-the-crisis-through-games/
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Bilbo Yaga
6 months ago
This is such a brilliant, creative approach and such a delightful intersection of so many of my personal and professional interests that I am overwhelmed with⦠what is this feeling? Am I immediately in love with every person who was involved in any capacity??
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Miles W. Griffis
6 months ago
š¾ Millions of us have been experiencing the hell of "Long COVID Mode" for years. Now, video games & other games are illustrating how the disease can affect your abilities & what your risk of of developing it are. New feature by
@kaatefishman.bsky.social
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thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/l...
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āLong COVID Modeā: Seeing the crisis through games - The Sick Times
Games uniquely incorporate emotional and social factors that influence how we take in information ā making them surprisingly useful communication tools in a world in denial about the ongoing threats o...
https://thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/long-covid-mode-seeing-the-crisis-through-games/
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s. e. smith
6 months ago
Well,
@theflytrapmedia.com
has been bringing š„ feminist cultural criticism to the internet for six months now! We are celebrating with 15% off all subscriptions for a limited time only. If you've been thinking about taking the plunge, today is the day; help us get 1,000 new subscribers this month!
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The Flytrap
Bringing Back the Feminist Blog
https://theflytrap.beehiiv.com/upgrade?offer_id=86a20407-7c4e-403a-8b7e-e890db8d5e49
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so loved working on this piece about games as a communication tool around Long COVID with
@thesicktimes.bsky.social
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wint
7 months ago
my hope is that AI can empower the Dumbest, Least talented slobs i know to replace everything i ever loved with One Million Years of Content
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. š¦
8 months ago
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: In response to numerous media inquiries about an octopus seen riding on a shark, marine biologist Dr. David Shiffman has released the following statement for attribution: āNeat!ā
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/w...
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Watch an Octopus Hitch a Ride on a Sharkāan Unusual Duo Dubbed the 'Sharktopus'
Researchers in New Zealand captured the odd pairing on video, but they still donāt know how to explain the behavior
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/watch-an-octopus-hitch-a-ride-on-a-shark-an-unusual-duo-dubbed-the-sharktopus-180986289/
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More Perfect Union
8 months ago
BREAKING: The mass firing of upwards of 1,800 workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including top climate scientists and weather forecasters, has begun. The firings reportedly include workers at the National Weather Service.
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it was such a pleasure to consider the reported essay with insights from some truly talented journalists, in my final piece as a fellow for
@theopennotebook.bsky.social
!!
www.theopennotebook.com/2025/02/11/l...
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Loving the Questions: Reporting for Essays - The Open Notebook
In a reported essay, journalists can think through a question in writingāand take a roaming, potentially unexpected path in their reporting. Nailing the reported essay requires a well-thought-out idea...
https://www.theopennotebook.com/2025/02/11/loving-the-questions-reporting-for-essays/
9 months ago
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Emma Gometz (they/she)
9 months ago
From the moment I had the idea to write this piece, this section was something I knew I was going to say. Using AI is.... Not for everyone (read: me) but learning about it can help you make that case when people try to tell you it's part of your workflow now!
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The New Republic
9 months ago
"Mere weeks ago, media outlets were still publishing pieces asking where the 'resistance' was. It seems we are now well past that."
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Where Do You Protest Elon Musk? Everywhere, It Turns Out.
From Stonewall to Tesla dealerships, protesters are pioneering a form of opposition that doesn't necessarily center on Washington, D.C..
https://newrepublic.com/article/191624/elon-musk-stonewall-protest-tesla
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The Flytrap
9 months ago
For our free February post, we have
@nicolefroio.bsky.social
's analysis of Bad Bunny's latest album āDeBIĢ TiRAR MaĢS FOToSā, a meditation on loss and paradise that is bringing decolonial politics to the mainstream global stage during a time of fascism.
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āDeBIĢ TiRAR MaĢS FOToSā is Bad Bunnyās Latest Decolonial Text
Bad Bunnyās new album places loss at the center of tropical paradise, elucidating vacation spots as colonial constructs.
https://theflytrap.beehiiv.com/p/deb-tirar-m-s-fotos-is-bad-bunny-s-latest-decolonial-text?gift_content=f36b6918-994b-4777-9ca8-4c69484a8c79
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Liz Neeley
9 months ago
Information hygiene request - please circulate & take action. Iām getting bombarded with frantic fragments. Information flow is crucial right now, and every link in the chain matters. This is a concrete place where you can play a massive role in improving transmission. Start with SIFT method:
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Miles W. Griffis
9 months ago
Chuffed to be a source in this great article on the reported essay. I talked with
@kaatefishman.bsky.social
about my Confetti Westerns column at
@highcountrynews.bsky.social
and how I reported my essay "Learning how to Live and Die with Long COVID".
www.theopennotebook.com/2025/02/11/l...
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Loving the Questions: Reporting for Essays - The Open Notebook
In a reported essay, journalists can think through a question in writingāand take a roaming, potentially unexpected path in their reporting. Nailing the reported essay requires a well-thought-out idea...
https://www.theopennotebook.com/2025/02/11/loving-the-questions-reporting-for-essays/
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Laurie Winkless
9 months ago
I make a teeny tiny appearance in this excellent article by
@kaatefishman.bsky.social
. TON is a non-profit that does some really excellent work. If you're a science journalist, or want to become one, check them out
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The Open Notebook at #SciWri25
9 months ago
El ensayo periodĆstico es difĆcil de definir, pues se encuentra en un punto medio entre el argumento conciso de un artĆculo de opinión y el enfoque de un reportaje en la información factual y la narrativa. De
@kaatefishman.bsky.social
, becaria de
@bwfund.bsky.social
.
#TONenEspaƱol
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Amar las preguntas: cómo reportear para ensayos periodĆsticos - The Open Notebook
En un ensayo periodĆstico, los periodistas pueden pensar en una pregunta a travĆ©s de la escritura āy tomar un camino errĆ”tico y potencialmente inesperado en su reporteoā. Hacer un buen ensayo periodĆs...
https://www.theopennotebook.com/2025/02/11/amar-las-preguntas-como-reportear-para-ensayos-periodisticos/
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The Open Notebook at #SciWri25
9 months ago
The reported essay is slippery to define, falling somewhere between an opinion pieceās clear-cut argument and a news featureās focus on factual reporting and narrative storytelling. From
@bwfund.bsky.social
fellow
@kaatefishman.bsky.social
with
@shaylalove.bsky.social
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Loving the Questions: Reporting for Essays - The Open Notebook
In a reported essay, journalists can think through a question in writingāand take a roaming, potentially unexpected path in their reporting. Nailing the reported essay requires a well-thought-out idea...
https://www.theopennotebook.com/2025/02/11/loving-the-questions-reporting-for-essays/
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Effective immediately: CDC can't talk to WHO. What will that mean for world health?
Staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been told to halt all communication with the World Health Organization.
https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/01/29/nx-s1-5276340/trump-centers-for-disease-control-cdc-world-health-organization
9 months ago
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jane c. hu
10 months ago
dear friends: gentle reminder that things are moving quickly and just because you havenāt seen something reported on yet doesnāt mean itās the result of suppression or that an outlet ādoesnāt careā about the issues. reporting ā especially good, thorough reporting ā takes time.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. š¦
10 months ago
My latest for
@the-revelator.bsky.social
: I spoke to experts about some of the most threatened species in US waters, the threats they face, the policy solutions they need to recover, and why the second Trump administration is likely to be a disaster for them. Please read and share. š§Ŗš¦š
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Donald Trumpās Second Term Will Be Bad News for Endangered Ocean and Coastal Animals ⢠The Revelator
The waters around the U.S. are home to threatened species who need conservation policies to save them from extinction. They wonāt get that for the next four years.
https://therevelator.org/donald-trump-ocean-coastal-animals/
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Miles W. Griffis
10 months ago
Today in
@thesicktimes.bsky.social
, Jenna Laila Bitar writes about the experience of being a Palestinian American with Long COVID. "When I reflect on my own experience of disability...sometimes it feels like a manifestation of generational trauma."
thesicktimes.org/2025/01/17/i...
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Instead of supporting people with Long COVID, our government funds a genocide - The Sick Times
My final rejection for disability benefits was sent to me in March 2024, during Israelās horrific, ongoing genocide in Gaza. Before becoming disabled with Long COVID, I worked full-time in the movemen...
https://thesicktimes.org/2025/01/17/instead-of-supporting-people-with-long-covid-our-government-funds-a-genocide/
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The Open Notebook at #SciWri25
10 months ago
Social media. Should you use it? Which platforms should you use? How are journalists making sense of an ever-shifting landscape? š§Ŗ
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Roundtable: Navigating the Newest Social Media Era - The Open Notebook
For the past decade, being on Twitter was part of being a journalist. But misinformation and extremism on the platform under new ownership changed a lot of what once made it indispensable for science ...
https://www.theopennotebook.com/2024/09/17/roundtable-navigating-the-newest-social-media-era/
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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis
12 months ago
After Trump was elected, I started to wonder what could the grassroots, cities, and states do to move the needle on climate change without federal support. It turns out, a lot (gift link)
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What Can US Cities and States Do for the Climate Under Trump? Plenty
Federal progress on climate may stall, but city halls and statehouses are in a good position to build on recent gains.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-27/what-can-us-cities-and-states-do-for-the-climate-under-trump-plenty?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTczMjcyMzY1NSwiZXhwIjoxNzMzMzI4NDU1LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTTk05U1VUMEcxS1cwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI5NUFFRTA2Q0Q1NjM0NTM4OTBFQjZGNDE2M0FCMTQ4NiJ9.grwEMU9LcyO-qmdH4UCVk2R_wBKT4s-D0s_aDYonIYU
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Bethany Brookshire
12 months ago
"Weāre about to be deluged with the most brazen and dangerous lies of our lifetimes."
@laurahelmuth.bsky.social
has been flying free for < 1 week and publishes a BANGER showing how RFK Jr. got where he is and why he's VERY dangerous.
slate.com/_pages/cm3qc...
I want to add, RE: vaccines...
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There Are Three Main Reasons You Are Alive Right Now. RFK Jr. Is Fighting Tooth and Nail Against One of Them.
Things could get really bad.
https://slate.com/_pages/cm3qctm2m0000lpkye5w6cw4v.html
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The Open Notebook at #SciWri25
about 1 year ago
In this behind-the-scenes interview with
@kaatefishman.bsky.social
,
@ericajberry.bsky.social
explains how she teased different kinds of knowledge from the people she interviewed. š§Ŗ
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Erica Berry Examines Fear Through Personal and Natural History in Wolfish - The Open Notebook
How do you tell a fresh story about one of the worldās most written-about predators? Freelance essayist Erica Berry braided personal, cultural, and natural history to understand wolf repopulation in h...
https://www.theopennotebook.com/2024/10/15/erica-berry-examines-fear-through-personal-and-natural-history-in-wolfish/
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as you'll see by my sporadic bluesky feed, i haven't really figured out where to put my energy on social media as a journalist these days! i convened a group to talk about our fragmented social media landscape for
@theopennotebook.bsky.social
www.theopennotebook.com/2024/09/17/r...
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Roundtable: Navigating the Newest Social Media Era - The Open Notebook
For the past decade, being on Twitter was part of being a journalist. But misinformation and extremism on the platform under new ownership changed a lot of what once made it indispensable for science ...
https://www.theopennotebook.com/2024/09/17/roundtable-navigating-the-newest-social-media-era/
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. š¦
about 1 year ago
"Of the Twitter alternatives, my favorite is Bluesky, which is trying hard to recruit scientists and science communicators. I donāt know what the ānext big thingā is, and I donāt know if anyone else does either. Maybe there will be 10ā20 small things" - me š§Ŗ
#SciComm
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The Open Notebook at #SciWri25
about 1 year ago
Mastodon. Bluesky. Threads. Reddit. Where should science writers and journalists spend their time now?
@kaatefishman.bsky.social
tries to make sense of it with
@annaleen.bsky.social
,
@nyaruai.bsky.social
,
@WhySharksMatter.bsky.social
and others.
www.theopennotebook.com/2024/09/17/r...
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Roundtable: Navigating the Newest Social Media Era - The Open Notebook
For the past decade, being on Twitter was part of being a journalist. But misinformation and extremism on the platform under new ownership changed a lot of what once made it indispensable for science ...
https://www.theopennotebook.com/2024/09/17/roundtable-navigating-the-newest-social-media-era/
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s. e. smith
over 1 year ago
Great read from my former colleague
@kaatefishman.bsky.social
on integrating climate into weather reporting!
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Perfect Storm: Harnessing Weather Stories to Cover Climate Change - The Open Notebook
Local audiences love to read weather stories, and newsrooms often prioritize them. That makes weather coverage the perfect place to inform readers on how climate change is connected to the temperature...
https://www.theopennotebook.com/2024/07/23/perfect-storm-harnessing-weather-stories-to-cover-climate-change/
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The Open Notebook at #SciWri25
over 1 year ago
āThereās an emotion that youāre buildingā for audiences when your reporting connects relevant climate issues and possible solutions with peopleās daily lives, climate communications researcher Henri-Count Evans tells
@kaatefishman.bsky.social
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Perfect Storm: Harnessing Weather Stories to Cover Climate Change - The Open Notebook
Local audiences love to read weather stories, and newsrooms often prioritize them. That makes weather coverage the perfect place to inform readers on how climate change is connected to the temperature...
https://www.theopennotebook.com/2024/07/23/perfect-storm-harnessing-weather-stories-to-cover-climate-change/
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The Open Notebook at #SciWri25
over 1 year ago
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
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Perfect Storm: Harnessing Weather Stories to Cover Climate Change - The Open Notebook
Local audiences love to read weather stories, and newsrooms often prioritize them. That makes weather coverage the perfect place to inform readers on how climate change is connected to the temperature...
https://www.theopennotebook.com/2024/07/23/perfect-storm-harnessing-weather-stories-to-cover-climate-change/
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āWe can have good working conditions and still be doing good.ā the inimitable s.e. smith on the truly difficult working world of animal shelters:
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/a...
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Jason Dinh
over 1 year ago
Jaws turned 50 this month! the novel that inspired Spielberg's first summer blockbuster created a monsterābut also a golden era of shark science.
@kaatefishman.bsky.social
reports on the novel and film's complicated legacy for Atmos š§Ŗš
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Jaws Just Turned 50. It Created a MonsterāAnd a Golden Era of Shark Science.
The myth of a killer shark was a legacy for the novel, Jaws. Since then, a whole lot of curiosity has changed the story.
https://atmos.earth/jaws-just-turned-50-it-created-a-monster-and-a-golden-era-of-shark-science/
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