How do science journalists amplify existing inequities in academia? And what can they do to counteract them? Join me for this free public event on #openscience and global inequities on sep 15 at @uva.nl (Roeterseiland). studentinitiativeopenscience.wordpress.com/2026/09/01/n... #scicomm #DEI

National Open Science Week

Open Science Beyond Borders Join us for talks by academic researchers from UvA and abroad on global access, diversity, and inequalities in research, followed by a Q & A session. Darsha Indrajit…

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1/ In 2024, I filed a false claims act lawsuit against Elsevier, Springer, Wiley & Informa alleging they systematically overcharged US federal grants for article processing. The gov declined to intervene and now it's public. Some thoughts on what this is, and what it isn't:

Very excited about this new study! Through interviews with staff managing moderation at 10+ preprint surveys, we peel back the layers on who gets to contribute via preprints—and what gets considered "legitimate" science. #openscience #preprints

Natascha Chtena@nataschachtena.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🚨New publication in @estsjournal.bsky.social! How do preprint servers decide what gets posted—and why do those decisions matter? With @irenepasquetto.bsky.social @fleerackers.bsky.social @stephenpinfield.bsky.social @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca & Melanie Benson Marshall 1/

Just a couple more weeks to fill in our survey! If you are a journalist covering science-related topics (even just occasionally) we'd love to hear from you. No knowledge or experience with (open) peer review required! All perspectives welcome.

The Open Notebook@theopennotebook.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Survey alert! Are you a journalist who covers science, health, or environmental issues? If so, @fleerackers.bsky.social wants to hear from you to learn about how open peer review can help your reporting process. Complete the 5-minute survey:

Such a pleasure to speak with INCT-CPCT about our latest research on how journalists can hold science to account in an age of research fraud, data fabrication, unethical AI use, and more. Check out the video (with Portuguese subs!) below 👇 Study with @hermida.bsky.social An Nguyen & Ivan Oransky

INCT-CPCT@inctcpct.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🎥 Alice Fleerackers (@fleerackers.bsky.social), da University of Amsterdam, apresenta estudo em que investiga o jornalismo científico "watchdog", ou seja, o jornalismo que cobra responsabilidade da pesquisa e da comunidade científica quando estes cometem erros. youtu.be/w0wlz8hkmLA

Watchdog science journalism "has arguably never been more important, but also never more under threat." That's from a just-published paper by @fleerackers.bsky.social, An Nguyen, Alfred Hermida, and our Ivan Oransky.

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@fleerackers.bsky.social and her colleagues are studying how open peer review can help science journalists in their work. If you are a journalist who covers science, health, or environmental issues you can help by completing their 5-minute survey here: uva.fra1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Science Journalism and Open Peer Review

Are you a journalist who reports on health, science, or climate/environmental issues? We welcome you to fill out this 5-min survey about your perceptions of peer review.

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Just out! Our paper on watchdog science journalism examines how journalists hold researchers to account in a world of fraud, plagiarism, paper mills, problematic GenAI use and more. Check out the article (open access) at the link below 👇👇👇 #scicomm #journalism

Retraction Watch@retractionwatch.com · 2mo ago

Watchdog science journalism "has arguably never been more important, but also never more under threat." That's from a just-published paper by @fleerackers.bsky.social, An Nguyen, Alfred Hermida, and our Ivan Oransky.

We are studying how open peer review can help science journalists in their work. If you cover health, science, or environmental issues (even occasionally) we invite you to complete this 5-minute survey: uva.fra1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Please share widely! It's available in 10 languages 🌍💚📊

Are you a journalist who covers science, health, or environmental issues? We want to hear from you! We are researching how open peer review can help science journalists in their work. We invite you to complete our 5-minute survey here: uva.fra1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

We are studying how open peer review can help science journalists in their work. If you cover health, science, or environmental issues (even occasionally) we invite you to complete this 5-minute survey: uva.fra1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Please share widely! It's available in 10 languages 🌍💚📊

"Astrology makes you feel like everything’s okay, that you are in the right place in the right time" Almost 10 years ago, I wrote a story on the role of horoscopes in our lives. If you share my shameless love of astrology, you can now check out the piece online here: www.sadmag.ca/blog/2026/5/...

SAD Again: Star Struck — SAD Mag

If you have ever looked to the stars for advice— perhaps even watched one too many ‘this is what your star sign says about you’ videos, like me– you are bound to take something from Alice Fleerackers’...

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Pleasure to share our research on public desire to learn about preliminary science at #FOR2026 Check out the slides: www.canva.com/design/DAHH2... #openscience #scicomm #scholcomm

Big thanks to @jacksonwryan.com for writing this thoughtful, reflective piece on how #preprint servers are balancing principles of integrity and inclusion in moderation practices. Research led by @nataschachtena.bsky.social Story: www.nature.com/articles/d41... #openscience #scholcomm

Preprint Moderators "Moderation is neither a neutral checkpoint nor a simplified version of peer review, but a site where epistemic and institutional judgments converge in shaping what becomes admissible as early-stage scientific communication" doi.org/10.31222/osf...

Journalists can’t control the narratives others spin from their stories, but they can ensure their reporting provides an accurate picture of the issue at hand. A guide from @cathleenogrady.bsky.social, with @richvn.bsky.social, @manuelansede.bsky.social, @fleerackers.bsky.social and others. 🧪

Reporting on Flaws in Science in an Era of Mistrust - The Open Notebook

Science journalism that reports on flaws in the scientific process operates in a fraught environment, with attacks on science and scientists worldwide and increasing concern about public mistrust in s...

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Home is not just a place, it is also a process. In my latest for @nautil.us, I dig into the psychology of one of our most basic needs: feeling at home. What does "home" really mean? How do we build that sense of belonging? And how does it impact our wellbeing? Read it: nautil.us/home-really-...

Home Really Is Where the Heart Is

Home Really Is Where the Heart Is: It’s an idea we create over time that gets imprinted in the brain

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Pleasure to be a part of this important story — a must read for critical science journalists.

The Open Notebook@theopennotebook.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Journalists can’t control the narratives others spin from their stories, but they can ensure their reporting provides an accurate picture of the issue at hand. A guide from @cathleenogrady.bsky.social, with @richvn.bsky.social, @manuelansede.bsky.social, @fleerackers.bsky.social and others. 🧪

Please help spread the word! We are looking for freelancers to participate in an interview for our research project "Engaging citizens with sustainable solutions." If you fit the bill, or know someone who does, please read on (details in 🧵👇) #envirocomm #scicomm

Call for presentations: If you're planning to be at #ICA2026 and are interested in #scicomm, please join us for this exciting preconference! Details below 👇👇👇

CERI_news@ceri-news.bsky.social · 9mo ago

📢 Call for Papers! Theme: “Dark Side” of social conversations around science Join us for the #ICA2026 preconference hosted on 2 June 2026 in Stellenbosch. ✅ No registration fee (limited to 60 participants) 🗓 Submission deadline: 2 Feb 2026 Details & submit: www.imidibaniso.co.za/ica-pre-conf...

Only a week to go before our webinar on "watchdog science journalism"! Will we see you there?

ABSW@absw.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Can science journalists expose research fraud, misconduct, and paper mills without undermining public trust? Join ABSW free webinar on Watchdog Science Journalism – 13 Nov, 18:00–19:30. Book now 👉 zurl.co/nhRhv 🎤 @fleerackers.bsky.social & An Nguyen 🔗 Share it! @istja.ie #SciJourn #Ethics

Come join us for a discussion of how science journalists can act as watchdogs of the research sphere! #scicomm #journalism

ABSW@absw.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Can science journalists expose research fraud, misconduct, and paper mills without undermining public trust? Join ABSW free webinar on Watchdog Science Journalism – 13 Nov, 18:00–19:30. Book now 👉 zurl.co/nhRhv 🎤 @fleerackers.bsky.social & An Nguyen 🔗 Share it! @istja.ie #SciJourn #Ethics

Such a pleasure to speak with INCT-CPCT about our recent research on how science journalists navigate predatory publishing study w/ @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca & @lauramoorhead.bsky.social available here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

“I’d Like to Think I’d Be Able to Spot One”: How Journalists Navigate Predatory Journals

Predatory journals—or journals that prioritize profits over editorial and publication best practices—are becoming more common, raising concerns about the integrity of the scholarly record. Such jou...

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INCT-CPCT@inctcpct.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🔎 Alice Fleerackers (@fleerackers.bsky.social), da University of Amsterdam (Holanda), apresenta artigo em que se investiga como os jornalistas navegam periódicos predatórios, periódicos que priorizam o lucro em detrimento das melhores práticas editoriais. youtu.be/IlK9EPlCiI0

🗣️Join our colleagues @loubezuidenhout.bsky.social & @kathleen-gregory.bsky.social for an 'unconferenced style' workshop on strengthening #OpenScience against geopolitical pressures. 📅Thursday 6 November 2025 09:00-18:30 (CET) 📌Leiden NL (in person only) 👉 www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...

Resilience in times of crisis: Strengthening Open Science against geopolitical pressures

The success of the Open Science movement relies on research products and infrastructures being open, accessible and sustainably curated. Recent global events, however, have illustrated the vulnerabili...

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Great opportunity to work with a vibrant and international team, and to make a difference for #openscience and public knowledge.

Public Knowledge Project@pkp.sfu.ca · 12mo ago

📢Employment opportunity at PKP! PKP is hiring a Managing Director, who will be responsible for ensuring PKP’s long-term sustainability and continued global impact. If you are interested, learn more at: pkp.sfu.ca/2025/09/17/h...

Curious about our new study on journalists and predatory publishing, but don't want to read a 15 page academic paper? @journoresource.bsky.social just wrote a great little summary and what the findings mean for #scolcomm, #openscience & journalism journalistsresource.org/home/study-s...

Study sheds light on journalists’ knowledge of predatory journals - The Journalist's Resource

In-depth interviews with health and science journalists reveal that most believed predatory journals are a problem for their peers, or a problem in theory, but not a problem they would ever fall for t...

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If you're in Amsterdam and interested in digital media (or just want to leave your house on Monday), come say hi at this FREE event. @markdeuze.bsky.social , Toni Pape & I will be talking about the weird and sometimes wonderful nature of living life online. voxpop.uva.nl/en/content/e...

🐕 🐕 🐕 REMINDER 🐕 🐕 🐕 The deadline to submit an abstract to our special issue on "Journalism as a Science Watchdog" is just a couple of weeks away (October 15). We are really looking forward to reading your submissions!

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⭐⭐⭐ Call for Abstracts: Journalism as a Science Watchdog: Theories, Practices, and Implications ⭐⭐⭐ Hi everyone! If you are studying investigative #journalism, #scicomm, or a related field, we would...

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Alice Fleerackers (she/her)@fleerackers.bsky.social · last yr.

⭐ CfP: Journalism as a Science Watchdog ⭐ If you are studying investigative #journalism, #scicomm, or a related field, we would love to invite you to contribute to a Special Issue for Media and Communication on “Journalism as a Science Watchdog" Details: www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...

Interested in researching how journalists experience and grapple with emotions? And how nature retreats might help them better manage the impacts of covering evolving crises? Come work at the @uvahumanities.bsky.social with the wonderful @johana.bsky.social 👇👇👇

Johana Kotišová@johana.bsky.social · 12mo ago

We are hiring a PhD candidate in Journalism and Documentary!🔥 @uvahumanities.bsky.social 🔥PLEASE SHARE. Deadline: 5 October 2025.🔥 werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

Reflecting on this thread, I am laughing at the extreme irony of the glaring capitalization error in the title of our paper 😂 Definitely a sign our research is not to be trusted.

Alice Fleerackers (she/her)@fleerackers.bsky.social · last yr.

Beyond the reputation and impact factor of a journal, some journalists saw typos/grammar mistakes were "red flags." Others equated #openaccess with predatory, expressing suspicion about any journal that was free to read.