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Nonprofit equipping journalists to cover science: articles, tip sheets, trainings, courses, mentoring, pitch database, & more. Our new book THE BEST SCIENCE STORIES AND HOW THEY WORK: https://tinyurl.com/TBSSbook
@theopennotebook.bsky.social🚨 Paid science journalism training opportunity: Apply for our Early-Career Fellowship for the chance to pitch, report, and write articles for publication at TON! Full details here: www.theopennotebook.com/early-career...
@theopennotebook.bsky.socialThank you to @cerncourier.bsky.social for highlighting our new @uchicagopress.bsky.social book!
“The Best Science Stories and How They Work makes a persuasive case for paying closer attention to how science stories are assembled, as well as to what they say,” Caroline Clavien writes.
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@theopennotebook.bsky.socialOur 5-week Editing Forensics course starts this Wednesday! Curious about how to become a better editor (self-editors included)? Learn more and sign up now: www.theopennotebook.com/editing-fore...
@theopennotebook.bsky.socialWe’re so excited to be working with @retractionwatch.com to launch free trainings aimed at anyone who’s interested in learning more about covering issues of scientific integrity. Our next one is happening 10/20 and focuses on accountability stories. Register below:
@theopennotebook.bsky.socialWant a free science journalism crash course delivered right to your inbox? Browse our seven Science Journalism Master Classes here: www.theopennotebook.com/science-jour...
@theopennotebook.bsky.socialJust announced: @siricarpenter.bsky.social will be speaking at the Wisconsin Book Festival on 10/16 at 4:30 p.m. in conversation with Will Cushman. They'll be talking about our new book, The Best Science Stories and How They Work, at the Discovery Building in Madison, WI.
@theopennotebook.bsky.social“Successful international pitching requires finding stories that will resonate beyond your borders,” @bichacientifica.bsky.social writes in this week’s story. Read it to find out what advice Global South science journalists have for landing a pitch and more. www.theopennotebook.com/2026/10/06/g...
@theopennotebook.bsky.socialApply by 10/31 to be considered for our remote, part-time Early-Career Fellowship! Here’s what’s involved: Each fellow will pitch, report, and write articles for publication at The Open Notebook, meet weekly with a mentor, and engage with the TON editorial team. Learn more below.
@theopennotebook.bsky.social💡What’s Editing Forensics? It’s our approach to evaluating stories at the conceptual, structural, and stylistic levels to identify what a piece needs to become clearer, stronger, and more compelling. Learn more about our upcoming course: www.theopennotebook.com/editing-fore...
@theopennotebook.bsky.social“Local reporters are the best equipped to tell stories from the countries where they’re based,” @bichacientifica.bsky.social writes in this week’s feature. “They may share the language of the researchers they're covering, understand the political and cultural context of the research,” and more.
@theopennotebook.bsky.socialÂżCĂłmo navegan el periodismo cientĂfico los periodistas del Sur Global? En el artĂculo de hoy, nuestra becaria @bichacientifica.bsky.social conversa con periodistas que cubren temas locales desde esta regiĂłn. #TONenEspañol www.theopennotebook.com/2026/10/06/v...
@theopennotebook.bsky.socialAre you eligible for our Early-Career Fellowship? You must:
- Have some training/experience in writing for the general public.
- Have less than 3 years of professional science writing experience.
- Be able to submit application materials in English.
@theopennotebook.bsky.socialHow are journalists in the Global South navigating science journalism? In today’s article, our early-career fellow @bichacientifica.bsky.social speaks with journalists reporting on local issues from the region. www.theopennotebook.com/2026/10/06/g...
@theopennotebook.bsky.social@bichacientifica.bsky.social conversa con @mardeambrosio.bsky.social, Laasya Shekhar, Alexa VĂ©lez, Disha Shetty, @tomzellerjr.com, Scovian Lillian y Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade para conocer diversas perspectivas sobre el reporteo cientĂfico en el Sur Global. LĂ©elo aquĂ: #TONenEspañol
@theopennotebook.bsky.social“Al conectar las historias locales con temas globales… los periodistas del Sur Global pueden elevar la ciencia producida localmente”, escribe Pinedo. #TONenEspañol www.theopennotebook.com/2026/10/06/v...
@theopennotebook.bsky.socialHoy, nuestra becaria @bichacientifica.bsky.social nos cuenta cómo los periodistas del Sur Global están cubriendo la ciencia que se desarrolla en sus propias comunidades. www.theopennotebook.com/2026/10/06/v...
@theopennotebook.bsky.socialPinedo speaks with @mardeambrosio.bsky.social, Laasya Shekhar, Alexa VĂ©lez, Disha Shetty, @tomzellerjr.com, Scovian Lillian, and Rodrigo de Oliveira Andrade to get a range of perspectives on science reporting in the Global South. Read it here:
www.theopennotebook.com/2026/10/06/g...
@theopennotebook.bsky.socialToday, our early-career fellow @bichacientifica.bsky.social reports on how Global South journalists are covering the science happening in their own communities. “By connecting local stories with global themes…journalists in the Global South can elevate locally produced science,” Pinedo writes.
@theopennotebook.bsky.socialCurious about becoming an editor? That’s one (of many) reasons you might want to sign up for our virtual 5-week Editing Forensics course starting next week. Learn more: www.theopennotebook.com/editing-fore...
@theopennotebook.bsky.socialIncorporate science into your local reporting by connecting local concerns to global conversations. The “Connect Local Issues to Broader Trends” learning path in our Science Reporting Navigator is the perfect place to get started: www.theopennotebook.com/sequences/co...
