Science Journalism

Online Resources

ScienceCareers.Org - browse by topic including Career Stage, Work Sector, Discipline, and more
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development

AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellows Program
http://www.aaas.org/programs/education/MassMedia/apply.shtml
The AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellows work for 10 weeks during the summer as reporters, researchers, and production assistants in mass media organizations nationwide. Fellows collaborate with media professionals at radio and television stations, newspapers, and magazines. As part of their job, the student-scientists and their host-journalists strive to make science news easy for the public to understand.

Article on PhD's Search for Science Writer Position (Chronicle of Higher Education)

Articles from ScienceCareers.org

ScienceCareers.Org - Under "Article Search" look for science journalism.
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/advanced_search/results?v:project=ezpubproj&render.function=xml-feed&sources=ezpub&query=science+journalism

Careers in Science Broadcasting - Enter "TV Broadcasting" in the "article search" box

Organizations

National Association of Science Writers
http://www.nasw.org/

Society for Technical Communications
http://www.stc.org/

New England Science Writers

Northern California Science Writers Association

D.C. Science Writers Association

Society of Environmental Journalists

other resources on writing careers

Marcia Yudkin's website on freelance writing

Literary Market Place (Humanities Library - Reference Collection | PN161.L7, Dewey Library - Reference Collection | PN161.L776, Humanities Library - Ready Reference Collection | PN161.L776Ref. PN161.L776)

Writers Market (Humanities Library - Ready Reference Collection | PN161.W956)