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It's spider season in the pacific northwest and @amandabraitman.bsky.social & @knowablemag.bsky.social are here with ALL the spider facts, aka arachnafacts 🕷️

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🕷️ It's spider season 🕸️ #KnowableMagazine #ScienceJournalism #Arachnid
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October 30, 2026 at 7:38 PM
med-and-more.bsky.social
Recently, the #ESJotY was celebrated in the #Welfenschloss in #Hannover. A perfect time to think about Leibnizian freedom, media literacy, Buridian's Ass and more…: scilogs.spektrum.de/medicine-and... (in German) Enjoy! 🌾🫏🧠🫏🌱
#ScienceJournalism #AI #Leibniz #FreeWill #SciComm #Spektrum #SciLogs
Leibniz' Esel im Welfenschloss: Calculemus oder emovemus? » Medicine & More » SciLogs - Wissenschaftsblogs
Was vereint Leibniz' Esel und einen Journalistenpreis im Welfenschloss Hannover? Ein Plädoyer für guten Wissenschaftsjournalismus und Selbstdenken in Zeiten von KI und Reizüberflutung.
scilogs.spektrum.de
October 31, 2026 at 9:37 AM
eurekalert.bsky.social
Check out our journalist resources page for helpful #ScienceJournalism guides published by Balkan Network of Science Journalists and European Federation for Science Journalism: www.eurekalert.org/newsportal/e...

And stay connected: eurekalert.org ✨
EurekAlert! EurekAlert! Resources - Journalist Resources
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October 30, 2026 at 3:04 PM
absw.bsky.social
Special thanks to Pallab Ghosh and the BBC team for their work with Adrian, to his parents and Great Western Academy for their support.

@rogerhighfield.bsky.social @alexobrienuk.bsky.social

#YoungScienceWriterAward #ScienceWriting #ScienceJournalism #ArtificialIntelligence
October 25, 2026 at 1:10 PM
mujschool.bsky.social
Caleb Hellerman will deliver the Smith/Patterson Science Journalism Lecture at 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, in RJI Smith Forum. He will discuss his reporting on cancer for CNN over the past year, covering scientific breakthroughs and the personal impact of the disease. #MissouriMethod #ScienceJournalism
Caleb Hellerman to share insights from in-depth cancer reporting at Smith/Patterson Lecture
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Oct. 15, 2026) — Caleb Hellerman, a producer, writer and director reporting on health issues for PBS, CNN and BBC, will deliver the Smith/
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October 16, 2026 at 2:52 PM
horizons-en.bsky.social
#ScienceJournalism: Men are overrepresented in articles on health and medicine, even though women are in the majority of those working in this sector.
#GenderEquality
@jho42.bsky.social
www.horizons-mag.ch/2026/09/03/t...
The media still quote men more often than women
Horizons (EN) -
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October 15, 2026 at 6:01 AM
drtwilamoon.bsky.social
⚠️ Greenland-focused journalists and researchers ⚠️

New recommended reading re: framing, active/passive people representation, and storylines when discussing Greenland fjords.

➡️ Key read for making ➕ changes.

#Greenland #sciencejournalism 🧪

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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
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October 12, 2026 at 11:27 PM
embo.org
Last week at the EMBO Fellows' and Members' Meeting #EMBOFMM26, Holger Breithaupt from EMBO Press hosted a session on #ScienceJournalism and public trust with science journalists Kai Kupferschmidt and Ioanna Soufleri, who is also a Maria Leptin | EMBO Science Journalism Fellow. 🧪
October 9, 2026 at 9:26 AM
embo.org
Deadline extended! European-based journalists have until 30 October to apply for financial support from the Maria Leptin | EMBO #ScienceJournalism Fellowships. 🧪

More info:
https://www.embo.org/features/science-journalism-fellowships-deadline-extended/
#funding #LifeSciences #ScienceCommunication
September 28, 2026 at 3:25 PM
hansonmark.bsky.social
If you're at #ECSJ2026, please come to "The Peer Review Crisis."

This is complex, but so important. It's not just the billions spent on APCs, it's also the billions spent on diluting signals of quality science. What are we doing?

#scicomm #sciencejournalism #peerreview
September 26, 2026 at 5:49 AM
scijournoindia.bsky.social
🚨Pitch details: The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social

🔹Neuroscience and related fields
🔹~1,000-1,200 words
🔹Scientist-written essays come with a $1,000 honorarium
🔹Journalists: $1 per word

#ScienceJournalism #science #journalism #SciWri #freelanceGig
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Editorial Policies
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September 24, 2026 at 5:28 PM
ofygh.bsky.social
🧪 Science Journalism Fellowship 2027

💰 $6,600 stipend
🌍 Open worldwide
💻 Fully remote
🤝 Mentorship + publishing

⏰ Deadline: Oct 31, 2026
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#Fellowship #ScienceJournalism #RemoteJobs
The Open Notebook Early-Career Fellowship 2027: Paid Remote Science Journalism Program with $6,600 Stipend Open Worldwide - Opportunities for Youth
Applications are now open for the 2027 Early-Career Fellowship Program at The Open Notebook (TON), a paid, remote, part-time professional development
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September 25, 2026 at 12:37 PM
scijournoindia.bsky.social
🚨Pitch OpenMind @openmindjournal.bsky.social

🔹Disinformation, controversy, cognitive manipulation & conspiracy theory in science
🔹$1.5k for reported essays or features (1200-2000 words)
🔹$500 for an opinion piece, cultural review, or essay

#ScienceJournalism #freelanceGig
www.openmindmag.org/about
ABOUT US
OpenMind Magazine is a digital magazine tackling controversies, distortions, and deceptions in science.
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September 24, 2026 at 5:38 PM
scijournoindia.bsky.social
🚨Pitch details: Brain Facts @brainfacts.org

🔹Open to all neuro-related pitches
🔹long (1000-1200 words), medium (700-900 words), and short-form (500-800 words)
🔹$1 per word dollar (USD) per word
#ScienceJournalism #science #journalism #SciWri #freelanceGig
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Pitch Us
A guide for freelance science writers to sucessfully pitch BrainFacts
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September 24, 2026 at 5:32 PM
scijournoindia.bsky.social
📣Pitch details: The Xylom @thexylom.com

🔹Global health and environmental disparities
💰300 USD per piece for reported stories, and 150-200 USD for reported essays and op-eds

#ScienceJournalism #science #journalism #SciWri #freelanceGig
www.thexylom.com/submissions
Submissions | The Xylom | United States
A big thank you for expressing your interest in writing for The Xylom. Here are some rules to ensure our smooth sailing.
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September 24, 2026 at 5:34 PM
scijournoindia.bsky.social
🚨Pitch contacts: Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social

#ScienceJournalism #science #journalism #SciWri #pitch #story #freelanceGig

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Update: Scientific American is alive and well (post-layoffs and post-sale to LabX). As always, they are taking pitches for online and mag, same freelance budget, same rates. Key editors to pitch:… | R...
Update: Scientific American is alive and well (post-layoffs and post-sale to LabX). As always, they are taking pitches for online and mag, same freelance budget, same rates. Key editors to pitch: Clai...
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September 23, 2026 at 8:32 AM
scijournoindia.bsky.social
Himalaya Solutions Huddle @soljourno.bsky.social
@mongabayindia.bsky.social

🔹3-day workshop in Himachal Pradesh
🔹Upto 15 journalists based in or working in India's Himalayan states on 26-28 Oct 2026

⭕Deadline: 2 Oct 2026

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The Science Journalists Association of India, in association with the Solutions Journalism Network (SJN), is bringing journalists, scientists and practitioners together to explore nature-based… | Scie...
The Science Journalists Association of India, in association with the Solutions Journalism Network (SJN), is bringing journalists, scientists and practitioners together to explore nature-based solutio...
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September 22, 2026 at 1:22 PM
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🚨Pitch call: Sky & Telescope @skyandtelescope.bsky.social

🔹1200 to 2800 words
🔹lively, authoritative, and well-illustrated information about the science and hobby of astronomy
🔹Figures and events in astronomical history

#ScienceJournalism #freelanceGig #story
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September 19, 2026 at 2:46 PM
scijournoindia.bsky.social
🚨Pitch call: STAT News @statnews.com

🔹Health, medicine, and scientific discovery
💰$1 per word

#ScienceJournalism #science #journalism #SciWri #opportunity #pitch #story #research#freelance #freelanceGig

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STAT Pitch Guidelines
Thanks for your interest in working with STAT. Here's our guide to pitching us a story idea. What sorts of stories does STAT assign freelancers? And what
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September 19, 2026 at 2:33 PM
scijournoindia.bsky.social
🚨Pitch call: Distillations

🔹Science’s impact on our world past and present
🔹writers with a background in historical research or magazine feature writing; unearthing little-told history; historical angles to contemporary topics
#ScienceJournalism #freelanceGig
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Pitch a Magazine Story
We are looking for features, essays, and historical profiles that relay the history of science in ways that surprise and inform our audience.
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September 19, 2026 at 2:38 PM
istaresearch.bsky.social
Science & tech journalists: come explore research up close!

Join ISTA’s 2027 Journalist in Residence program near Vienna, Austria.

Duration: 3–6 months

Apply by 1 Nov 2026: https://www.ista.ac.at/en/institute/residencies/

#ScienceJournalism
September 17, 2026 at 7:03 AM
genbio.bsky.social
Hamadou Tidiane Sy says collaboration between scientists and journalists must respect journalism’s independence. Journalists are not simply channels for conveying institutional messages — they must question, verify and explain scientific claims. #ScienceJournalism #AGBCWebinars
September 11, 2026 at 9:40 AM
genbio.bsky.social
Africa’s next science journalists need fact-checking training, editorial immersion, mentorship, cross-country peer exchange and opportunities to produce African science stories. Learning should happen through real assignments. #RisingVoices #ScienceJournalism
September 11, 2026 at 9:41 AM
fleemanator.bsky.social
Hello! Knowable Magazine is hiring a Temporary Editorial Assistant. Check it out 👇 #journalismjobs #scicomm #sciencejournalism
knowablemag.bsky.social Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · Sep 9
📣 We're hiring! Knowable Magazine seeks an organized, detail-oriented & self-motivated Temporary Editorial Assistant.

Ideal candidate:
💡 excellent proofreading skills
💡 great communication skills
💡 experience with digital publishing tools
💡 strong administrative capabilities
💡 interest in science
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September 9, 2026 at 11:05 PM
absw.bsky.social
#YSWA26 #sciencejournalism #scicomm #criticalthinking
September 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM