How to Defend Science in a Post-Truth World
By Nicoletta Lanese SAN FRANCISCO—Twenty years ago, Susan Desmond-Hellmann was giddy to share Herceptin, the breakthrough breast cancer treatment, with the world. Not once did... Read More
Following the Science: How to Chase Stories Across Borders
By Laura G. Shields SAN FRANCISCO—Collaborate, collaborate, collaborate. That’s one core piece of advice echoed by all speakers in a session about cross-border journalism on... Read More
Turning Slow-Burn Environmental Crises Into News: Use Every Trick In the Book
By Alex Fox BERKELEY, California—Too often, the most pressing environmental issues faced by humankind fade away when the news cycle ends. Without breaking news to... Read More
Medical Journal Overload: Databases Help Reporters Mine Healthcare Studies
By Kimber Price SAN FRANCISCO—In any given field of biomedicine, researchers publish thousands of journal articles each year. How can a healthcare journalist keep... Read More
How Indigenous Voices Should Shape Science Reporting
By Jennifer Lu SAN FRANCISCO—Indigenous voices are integral to science and science reporting. That’s why journalists should keep an open mind and be aware of... Read More
Raise Your Hand If You’re Human: Ethical Reporting in Crisis Situations
By Vicky Stein SAN FRANCISCO—Reporters of crises around the globe, remember: the people we are reporting on are us. There should be no difference between... Read More
Three Book Writers, Three Writing Styles: The Many Roads to a Bestseller
By Setsen Altan-Ochir SAN FRANCISCO—With little overlap in their approaches, the writers agreed on one thing: If you have a subject you are passionate about... Read More
Mining Big Data in Medicine for Diagnostics and Beyond
By Omnia Gohar SAN FRANCISCO—“Big data,” so central to modern physics and astronomy, offers the potential to revolutionize medicine as well. Vast archives of biomedical... Read More
Do You Know These African Scientists?
By Sibusiso Biyela SAN FRANCISCO—Wilfred Ndifon of Cameroon solved a 70-year-old immunology conundrum. Bernie Fanaroff of South Africa established the Fanaroff-Riley classification of radio galaxies... Read More
Covering the Next Pandemic: Tips for Journalists Reporting on Disease Outbreaks
By Leah Rosenbaum SAN FRANCISCO—When the next big disease outbreak comes around, science journalists will have a key role to play in keeping the public... Read More