🎉 Great news! We have room for a few more participants for our August 21 editing workshop at #OWAA26 in and we've extended our deadline. Join us in Madison, WI, to dig into the craft of editing! www.theopennotebook.com/editing-fore...

Editing Forensics: Hands-On Workshop to Strengthen Editing and Writing - The Open Notebook

Great writing depends on great editing—and great editing is a skill that can be learned. In this highly interactive 6-hour workshop offered in partnership with the Outdoor Writers Association of Ameri...

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New journalist interview: Sandeep Ravindran, Science Journalist. I talked with Sandeep about the new book to which he contributed "The Best Science Stories & How They Work," produced by @theopennotebook.bsky.social Hope you'll listen #sciencejournalism podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...

This sounds like an interesting and important job. “STAT is looking for an enterprising, versatile, curious, and hard-charging reporter to join our award-winning Washington D.C. bureau at this unique moment in our country’s history… The Food and Drug Administration will be a major area of focus.”

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Isabella Cueto@isabellacueto.bsky.social · last wk.

STAT is hiring a Washington D.C. correspondent! Join our bureau in the nation's capital to cover health policy, the Trump administration, and the money shaping health care. globe.rec.pro.ukg.net/BOS1501BGMP/...

There are still spots left for the editing (and self-editing) workshop I'm leading on August 21! If you're in Madison or can get here easily, please consider signing up! It'll be chock-full of practical, actionable stuff. (BONUS: Join me for 🍨 and shop talk on the Memorial Union Terrace afterwards.)

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

Attention #OWAA26 attendees! Ready to level up your editing? We’re hosting a workshop in Madison on 8/21 to teach TON's trusted technique, Editing Forensics, to help you unlock and address the most common issues in drafts. Less than a week left to register!

Excited to have my very own physical copy of @theopennotebook.bsky.social’s “The Best Science Stories and How They Work”!: www.theopennotebook.com/the-best-sci...

It's pub day for Lost in Curiosity -- please re-post widely! "Lively and revelatory" (Elizabeth Kolbert), "beautifully written" (Alan Lightman), "an utter delight" (Sabrina Imbler), "the kind of trip you won't want to miss" (Deborah Blum) www.robertakwok.com/book

… @raminskibba.bsky.social, @scchak.bsky.social, @bengoldfarb.bsky.social, Dana Mackenzie, @sandeepr.bsky.social, @debbieponchner.bsky.social. Available now: www.theopennotebook.com/the-best-sci...

Thank you to our annotators for making our new collection possible! Kudos to @maryroach.bsky.social, @amymaxmen.bsky.social, Bijal P. Trivedi, @elaberwarren.bsky.social, @prosaaquino.bsky.social … (1/2) www.theopennotebook.com/the-best-sci...

I’m delighted to see @theopennotebook.bsky.social’s “The Best Science Stories and How They Work” come out today! I annotated Jessica Seigel’s @knowablemag.bsky.social story “The Truth about Lying,” for it, check out the book here: www.theopennotebook.com/the-best-sci...

The Best Science Stories and How They Work: A Collection with Commentary - The Open Notebook

An invitation to engage with some of today’s most respected science journalists as they take readers beneath the surface to tell the stories behind eleven of the best science stories.

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Last week, my time as associate health editor at Scientific American came to an end when the publication was sold to a new owner. I will miss my brilliant colleagues more than words can say. I’m open to freelance work and full-time opportunities in newsrooms, classrooms and beyond. 🧵

Three days left to enter the Goodreads giveaway for my upcoming book Lost in Curiosity! You can enter to win one of 10 free print copies: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

Big news: Capital Weather is now independent at CapitalWeather.com. We’re building a new home for trusted DC-area weather coverage — with around-the-clock forecasts, live updates and deeper local weather and climate coverage. 1/4

I'm thrilled to announce that my book LOST IN CURIOSITY: Field Notes from Scientists' Adventures into the Unknown is available to pre-order now and has been chosen for Indies Introduce, the American Booksellers Association's list of best summer/fall debuts! www.instagram.com/p/DYCj597DTp... (1/N)

Goodreads is running a giveaway for my upcoming book LOST IN CURIOSITY: Field Notes from Scientists' Adventures into the Unknown! You can enter to win a free print copy www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

NEW: ArXiv, the open-access repository of preprint academic research, will ban authors of papers for a year if they submit obviously AI-generated work. www.404media.co/new-arxiv-ru...

ArXiv to Ban Researchers for a Year if They Submit AI Slop

The change comes as arXiv and others struggle to manage an influx of AI-generated materials masquerading as rigorous science.

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Evidence-based research benefits medicine, schools, social policy, conservation, & more, Helen Pearson reports in Beyond Belief: How Evidence Shows What Really Works. www.nasw.org/member_artic... ScienceWriters.org #SciWriBooks

MENTORS STILL NEEDED: Can you help students learn more about the field of #sciwri? Previous mentoring experience is not required to be a great asset to the David Perlman Virtual Mentoring Program, organized by NASW's Education Committee. Deadline extended to FRIDAY, May 8:

2026 David Perlman Mentoring Program

This summer, NASW is again offering its virtual summer mentoring program for graduate and undergraduate students, which will run from **June 3 to July 29**. Register by May 1.

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Having clips helps you land assignments, but how do you get that first, elusive clip? This story with @rachelcourtland.com, @yaohualaw.bsky.social, @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social, @alexip718.com and others who all once landed their first assignment explains how. www.theopennotebook.com/2026/04/28/l...

Landing Your First Assignment Without Any Clips - The Open Notebook

Journalists just starting out face a common conundrum: Having clips helps you land assignments, but how do you get that first, elusive clip? In the absence of a journalism degree or internships, it…

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Rest of World seeking our next ambitious Editor-in-Chief to reimagine our publication for this new era of tech volatility. We’re looking for a visionary leader to take the reins of our world-class newsroom. Join us: https://restofworld.org/about/hiring/editor-in-chief/?utm_campaign=row-social

We’re hiring an Editor-in-Chief

We are seeking our next ambitious and visionary Editor-in-Chief to lead our strategic pivot, as we reimagine the publication for this more urgent mandate.

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Where are my #HumanFactors nerds? This one's for you.

Matt Shipman (he/him)@shiplives.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Scientists are recruiting everyone who reads visual text to take part in a #CitizenScience project. You can help out by reading this post, sharing it, and signing up to take part. (short🧵) 🧪 news.ncsu.edu/2026/04/citi...

WIRED is doing more hiring! Come be a staff editor and work across our newsroom and with our international editions. Great, dynamic gig, moving quickly so don’t hold off on applying:

Staff Editor

WIRED is where a better future is imagined. For three decades, we have been the indispensable guide to a world in constant transformation. We cover humanity’s biggest challenges, from climate change t...

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Spread the word! SciLine is hiring a full-time training specialist! We're looking for a bilingual science communicator to work on our training programs for scientists interested in media and journalists interested in science! Must love exclamation points! 🧪 #scicomm #sciencejobs

@theopennotebook.bsky.social is a tiny nonprofit trying to make it possible for any journalist on any beat to access the tools they need to cover climate change, global health, technology, and other important issues. Can you join us as a monthly donor? Even $5/month would be amazing. 🙏

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Please help support The Open Notebook, a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to foster a supportive, diverse, and inclusive global community that enables journalists who cover science to learn and...

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It’s like: 1/ in medias res drop in to scene of story’s subject with narrative description of an event (jack was halfway up the hill when he realized Jill was behind him. He’d been climbing his whole life and his tall, lanky body used inly muscle memory to reach the top) bsky.app/profile/jess...

Jessica Whipple@jessicawhippl17.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I want to know the checklist!

Once you know the formula for narrative non-fiction it’s hard to enjoy reading it tbh because it’s often just watching a story check off bullet points in a specific order. Some people are great at making it feel organic but many, many people are not.

If you work in #SciComm , please take our survey and share it!

Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.@sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Attention Science Communicators! We are conducting a survey on the landscape of science communication & need your help gathering experiences. Please send this to #SciComm ppl you know. We want to get as thorough a sense of the state of the field as we can. umiami.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Our goal is to hear from as many perspectives among working professional science communicators as possible. Help us spread the word, and please let us know if you have any questions!

Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.@sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Attention Science Communicators! We are conducting a survey on the landscape of science communication & need your help gathering experiences. Please send this to #SciComm ppl you know. We want to get as thorough a sense of the state of the field as we can. umiami.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Science and environment journalist friends: I have a spot for you on an upcoming shark research expedition! Want to come, see some shark research, and learn about the important work the lab is doing? Let's chat. DMs open.

This is tomorrow! The slides are fresh and the zoom link is ready. jaimegreen.net/classes

Jaime Green@jaimealyse.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Hey writers! March 14 I'm bringing back From Research to Draft, where we'll talk strategies for organizing and writing from research that will make you a happier and better writer. Early bird pricing through 2/8! jaimegreen.net/classes

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