The SWCC (formerly the #Canadian Science Writers' Association) is mulling over the idea of doing a single, on-demand print version of the book 'From Typewriters to Twitter: Celebrating 50 Years of Science Writing' that I edited and wrote much of. Looking at possibly doing an on-demand print-run if enough interest is expressed (previous responses to a call for interest were lost due to email issues and staff turnover).
The cost of the books would be set to cover the costs of printing and shipping. Likely about $20-$30CDN plus shipping, for a bound paperback, limited edition. Price depends on the overall number ordered.
Some of you had a chance to see the PDF version. But who is interested in ordering a print version to grace your shelves?
I was managing editor and did much of the writing -- along with a great team. Many familiar names in science journalism contributed to this project. It also covers the origin of the CSWA -- as a Canadian branch of the #NASW.
Please let the association know if you would order a copy, and how many. If there is enough interest then an ordering process could be set up. Once they know who is interested, this will inform the SWCC's decision, and if they go ahead they can can contact you directly.
If you know others who would be interested, share this note.
Yes! I would order X number of copies! CONTACT: office@sciencewriters.ca Put "PRINT BOOK" in the subject heading.
(You can cc me if you want)
Why does science journalism matter?
Because a healthy democracy needs a science-informed public, and that needs good #ScienceJournalism.
It matters to #science too, because science journalism holds science and scientists to account, shines a light in the dark and hidden corners, and reports on the policy and funding issues that matter both to scientists and the general public.
So I had a rant about this for The Brilliant: https://thebrilliant.com/opinion/why-does-science-journalism-matter/
The rafts that fire ants form to survive flood waters can be either brittle or ductile, depending on how rapidly the structure is stretched. (Story page has a video).
Cosmologists have a dark energy fix for the Hubble tension—a mismatch between two Universe-expansion-rate measurements. However, a new study shows that this fix messes up predictions for a set of hydrogen absorption lines for quasars.
#mythbusting: Damage to roads from ice comes from the growth of ice crystals, not the expansion of water as it freezes. Now researchers show that the number of crystals an ice block contains determines how bad the damage will be.
❓Are you a #SciComm practitioner or #researcher, a #scientist interested in scicomm, a #journalist or someone keen for greater citizen engagement with research?
The EU-funded project #COALESCE aims to build a competence center for #ScienceCommunication. They have now opened registrations to join their Community of Practice:
In late September, I was voted in as President of the Science Journalists Association of Australia.
I'm taking over from the masterful, indefatigable, legendary, delightful Founding President Bianca Nogrady.
Bianca -- and all the founders and committee members over the years -- have done such an incredible job at building a community of science journalists since kicking this all off in 2019. I'm delighted she tapped me to carry the fire for SJAA through its next phase.
I have some big goals. I want to see science journalism in this country thrive by giving opportunities to young writers, creating pathways for people to make this amazing career their full-time job, helping improve the quality of an already outstanding field in this specialist beat in Oz and just building on that sense of community.
If you're a science journalist in Australia and you want to join up, you can sign up as a member at https://sjaa.org.au/
I wish him great good fortune in whatever comes next for him, and I hope it results in lots of further fine things about science and medicine for the rest of us to read.
#introduction Hi! 👋🏻 I'm Ilham, a PhD student in communication science (journalism) at LMU München 🇩🇪 My research integrates the nexus of health policy, journalism, and science communication in Indonesia. My core expertise is in health policy with grounding knowledge of health politics, science communication, and journalism. Keep up with you in #ScienceJournalism#ScienceCommunication#HealthPolicy#HealthPolitics
Reposting my #introduction, since I'm seeing a lot of fresh faces recently. I'm an associate professor at UMass Amherst, where I teach about #journalism and #MediaIndustries. My research focuses on media distribution and, occasionally, dysfunction in the adtech industry.
I also co-edit a book series on the civic impacts of media distribution for The MIT Press. Feel free to hit me up if you're working on a relevant project!