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May 27, 2020 12 tweets 14 min read
STARTING NOW at 11:30 a.m. ET: Join us for "Writing Through: Focusing in Short Bursts"—a mini-workshop co-hosted by NASW and @PressClubDC @NPCInstitute! Learn tips for writing under #pandemic deadlines + distractions. Featuring NASW member @mvbroadfoot: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… Today's "Focusing in Short Bursts" webinar with @mvbroadfoot @DeborahNetburn @LaneDeGregory is part of the @PressClubDC @NPCInstitute free conversations series serving journalists and writers during #COVID19. Learn more about these helpful events: pressclubinstitute.org/event/writing-…
May 20, 2020 21 tweets 22 min read
STARTING NOW: Join NASW ED @TinsleyHD for a special #SciWriLive Q&A with leadership expert @JillGeisler! Whether you manage a team of journalists or PIOs, let's talk how to best support our teams during #COVID19. Open to current NASW members: nasw.org/events/support… Our special #SciWriLive guest @JillGeisler is the Bill Plante Chair in Leadership and Media Integrity at @LoyolaChicago. She headed leadership programs at @Poynter and was among the country’s first female TV news directors. NASW members can join us now: nasw.org/events/support…
May 1, 2020 15 tweets 13 min read
STARTING NOW: The National Association of Science Writers hosting "Working and Parenting in the Pandemic" Q&A, 1:00 p.m. Pacific, featuring member colleagues @lindy2350 and @tarahaelle. Tag any live tweets with #SciWriLive! Open to current NASW members: nasw.org/events/sciwril… New to our #SciWriLive events? These are opportunities for our NASW members wide and far to come together for candid conversations to share wisdom and wit as we navigate #pandemic challenges at work *and* at home. Open to current NASW members—join us: nasw.org/events/sciwril…
Apr 27, 2020 15 tweets 19 min read
STARTING NOW 1:00 p.m. ET: NASW President @SiriCarpenter and NASW Executive Director @TinsleyHD will speak on this @FreedomForumIns panel alongside leaders of @AHCJ @SEJorg @SABEW on how orgs are supporting beat writers/journos covering #COVID19: freedomforum.org/event/covid-19… [1/n] Today's webinar "#COVID19: Health, Science and Business Writers on Covering the Pandemic" is hosted by our colleagues at @PowerShiftPro, moderated by @JillGeisler. Live right now: freedomforum.org/event/covid-19…

Mar 30, 2020 35 tweets 30 min read
🚨RIGHT NOW: How are science journalists working to separate good science from bad in these critical #COVID19 times? NASW colleagues @laurahelmuth @carlzimmer @HelenBranswell will represent our craft for a special Reddit discussion for the public! Log in:
reddit.com/r/science/comm… 📰About today's @reddit panelists: @laurahelmuth is the health and science editor for the @washingtonpost—and very soon to be the Editor-in-Chief of @sciam. Laura is also a past President of our National Association of Science Writers: reddit.com/r/science/comm… [2/n]