Links
Science Journalism Sites
Knight Science Journalism Tracker. A broad sampling of the day’s science news with synopses and comments by veteran science journalist Charlie Petit.
The Observatory. Columbia Journalism Review's blog dedicated to science news.
SciDevNet. Information about science and technology for the developing world.
Health News Review. Reviewers from journalism, medicine and public health assess the quality of health stories using a standardized rating system. Stories are graded and critiques are published on this website.
Science Journalism Awards
NASW Science in Society Journalism Awards. Honoring and encouraging outstanding investigative and interpretive reporting about the sciences and their impact for good and ill. Sponsored by National Association of Science Writers. Awards in five categories: newspaper, magazine, broadcast, book, and Web.
Award: $1,000 in each of these five categories.
Deadline: February 1
The AAAS Science Journalism Awards. Recognizing outstanding reporting on science, engineering and mathematics for a general audience.
U.S. Categories: large newspaper, small newspaper, magazine, television, radio, online.
International Category: children's science news.
Award: $3,000 in each category, plus travel and lodging expenses to the AAAS Annual Meeting where the awards are presented.
Deadline: August 1
Edward Clark/Seth Payne award For Young Science Journalists. Intended to encourage science writers under the age of 30 by recognizing outstanding reporting in all fields of science.
Award: $1000, plus expenses to the New Horizons in Science briefing.
Deadline: June 30
The Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism recognize the best health reporting in print, broadcast and online media. Entries can include a wide range of health coverage including public health, consumer health, medical research, the business of health care and health ethics.
Award: $500 to first place winners in each category.
Science Writers Associations
MIT's one-year Graduate Program in Science Writing offers a master's degree. The program includes the Advanced Science Writing Seminar, electives, a thesis, and an internship.
The Science Communication Program at the University of California, Santa Cruz. One-year program requires students to have prior science training.
Boston University's Program in Science Journalism offers an M.S. degree in science writing.
Johns Hopkins University's Masters of Arts in Science Writing is a two-semester terminal master's degree program.
New York University's Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program is one of the oldest science journalism training programs in the country. Students completing the 16-month program receive a Master of Arts in Journalism and a Certificate in Science, Health and Environmental Reporting.
Reference
Eurekalert! Links to journals, news releases, lists of scientific meetings, etc., hosted by AAAS.
MedlinePlus. Health information service from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
MedBioWorld. Directory of web sites for hundreds of journals in medicine and the life sciences.
Global Health Reporting. Provides the latest information on HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis.
ProfNet. Helps find expert sources.
The Journalist's Toolbox. On-line resources for reporters and editors. Features more than 15,000 web sites helpful to the media and anyone else doing research.
CIA World Fact Book. A wealth of information on every country in the world.
A List of Books Every Science Writer Should Read, compiled by Boyce Rensberger, Former Director of the Knight Science Journalism Fellowships.
