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¿Cómo cubrir el cambio climático en América Latina y para audiencias hispanohablantes? Les invitamos a esta #CharlaCCNow de Covering Climate Now el próximo jueves, 20 de marzo a las 12pm ET. Registro: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

📰 The PerCientEx project highlights top science articles from the Ibero-American region and brings renowned journalists together to share experiences through innovative formats, promoting excellence in science journalism. 📰🔬 🔎 Check out the project: percientex.net

This week our Guest Editor is the Catalan Association of Science Communication @comunicacioaccc.bsky.social, that connects science communicators, journalists and researchers. They promote excellence in #SciComm through events, projects and collaborations! 🔗Learn more: accc.cat

May 15 to 17, Intercom Sudeste 2025 will be held at PUC Campinas, Brazil 🇧🇷. Check out the working group on "Scientific dissemination, its social actors, training and career in the area" by gracidade.bsky.social & binerighetti.bsky.social/ www.intercomsudeste2025.com.br #scicomm

Congreso XIX RedPOP de Comunicación Pública de la Ciencia y Tecnología 2025 - Ciencia viva: conectar mentes y comunidades. 9-13/SEP en Puebla, México Límite para envío propuestas 14 Marzo! redpop.laredmex.org Organizado por RedPop, MILSET Global & @unesco.org

XIX RedPOP Congress on Public Communication of Science and Technology 2025 - Living science: connecting minds and communities. September 9-13, 2025 Puebla, Mexico Deadline proposals: March 14 redpop.laredmex.org Organized by RedPop, RedPop, MILSET Global & @unesco.org

How journalism is being reshaped as influencers replace reporters, press conferences lose substance, and media owners dictate narratives. #MediaEvolution #Journalism bit.ly/4htCo1k

Cómo el periodismo está cambiando: los influencers reemplazan a los reporteros, las conferencias de prensa pierden contenido y los dueños de los medios dictan las narrativas. #EvoluciónMediática #Periodismo bit.ly/4htCo1k

E4C & @asmedotorg.bsky.social publication Mechanical Engineering Magazine are offering a part-time, remote fellowship for journalists May-September (20-25 hrs per week) to explore subjects around engineering & design to advance the #SDGs. Apply before April 14! bit.ly/3DJ1prz

¿Quieres saber qué se está haciendo en España en materia de #comunicación y #periodismocientífico? @aecomcientifica.bsky.social organiza el #CCSC25 Oct 28-30. Envío propuestas hasta 06 abril y el registro con descuento hasta el 26 abril! aecomunicacioncientifica.org/ccsc25/

Catch up with #scicomm in Spain! Follow #CCSC25 for the 10th Congress of Social Communication of Science in Palma de Mallorca by @aecomcientifica.bsky.social cientifica.bsky.social, Oct 28-30. Early bird price till April 24, deadline for proposals 6 April 2025 aecomunicacioncientifica.org/ccsc25/

This week, WFSJ welcomes social media guest editor @juansarasua.bsky.social, a Colombian science journalist & communicator writing on climate change, medicine & biology for media outlets in the EU, USA & Latin America for over 15 years.

NEW: The NIH has begun terminating grants for active projects studying gender identity, DEI, environmental justice, climate change, among other topics. At least 16 termination letters have already been sent — and hundreds more are coming, people inside NIH tell me. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

'To celebrate International Women’s Day 2025, @rsc.org are highlighting some of the excellent women conducting research in physical chemistry, chemical physics and biophysical chemistry'. #IWD2025 @ipemnews.bsky.social @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social @instituteofphysics.bsky.social @newscientist.com

🤝"We need to remind our male peers we’re here to work with them, not against them" - Arianne Harris discusses her experiences in #ecology as well as what this year’s #IWD2025 theme, #AccelerateAction, means to her 🧪🌎 🔗 functionalecologists.com/2025/03/06/i...

#InternationalWomensDay ⌛ We have no more time to wait for equality If no radical changes are made, there will soon be no more women in senior positions in journalism. The EFJ calls again on media companies to take action against gender discrimination in their workforces. #IWD2025

👏"Celebrating the achievements of women in science is a powerful tool - visible role models can inspire future generations & reinforce the idea that success in science is not limited by gender" - @katiefield4.bsky.social for #IWD2025 Read the blog👇 functionalecologists.com/2025/03/05/i... 🧪🌎

Behind every great woman in science, there’s another great woman in science www.nature.com/articles/d41... #iwd #womeninstem #IWD2025

This week WFSJ welcomes social media guest editor Gilbert Nakweya, a Kenyan science journalist and communicator covering health, agriculture, gender & more in Cameroon, Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, & Zambia. #WFSJ_Guest_Eds

Registrations for the Portuguese #scicomm conference #SciComPt2025 are open! 📣 WFSJ members can use the discount for partners: €75 until Mar 28 🔗 scicom.pt/congresso2025/… @SciComPt

This week we were fortunate to host Vera Novais as WFSJ social media guest editor. ✍️ A science journalist for over 10 years & board member @SciComPt since 2017, Vera often collaborates on WFSJ projects fostering advancement & recognition of science journalism. Thank you Vera!

#SJAI2024 conference explored blind spots in science journalism. Why do only some types of stories make headlines while others don’t? Stay tuned for @SciJournIndia 's white paper "Addressing the underreported through inclusive science journalism" sjai.in

🌿 @ntbgarden.bsky.social is accepting applications for its Environmental Journalism Program, 11-17 May 2025 Kauai, Hawaii. 📰 Open to staff & freelance journalists in broadcast, print, digital media 🔗 Apply before Feb 24: ntbg.wufoo.com/forms/enviro... #EnvironmentalJournalism #ScienceReporting

Big smiles all around as the opening of calls for proposals for @wcsj2025 is announced at @aaas.org Boston meeting! Thank you for the support EurekAlertAAAS! Submit on wcsj2025.org/call by 21/4/2025 Image courtesy: Science Diplomacy Capital for Africa (SDCfA)

Excited to announce a call for proposals for the World Conference of Science Journalists 2025 to be held in Pretoria, South Africa 🇿🇦 in December of this year. Details here: mailchi.mp/wfsj/februar...

🚨Early-Career Journalists: Want to cover AI and work hands-on in a top newsroom? The Tarbell Fellowship offers: 📰 9-month newsroom placement 📚 10-week AI study group 🌎 1-week summit in San Francisco Apply by Feb 28: bit.ly/4b2aA2O #AIJournalism #ScienceJournalism #AI

⏳ Deadline Feb. 14 Sharpen your science, env. & climate reporting skills at the Annual Science Immersion Workshop for Journalists. Apply for the 2025 @MetcalfURI fellowship. @universityofri 🌎 Focus: How climate change is reshaping food systems #ScienceJournalism #ClimateChange #FoodSystems

February 11 is the tenth International Day of Women and Girls in Science, part of a global effort to promote gender equity in science and scientific careers, dismantle barriers, break stereotypes, and foster advancement through programs and policy actions. www.un.org/en/observanc...

5 science, health and environmental journalism organizations, @sciencewriting.bsky.social @sciencewriters.org @sejorg.bsky.social @healthjournalism.org @uprootproject.bsky.social, called today for immediate restoration of public data and information on federal websites: casw.org/news/journal...

Yesterday, NASW released an open letter to members regarding the ongoing communications freeze at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which began 17 days ago on Jan. 21. READ THE LETTER: www.nasw.org/article... REVIEW NASW's INFO ACCESS STANDARDS: www.nasw.org/infoacc...

An abridged version of the NASW Info Access Standards is available in poster form for your newsroom, comms office, or classroom. Share this compass for journalists, PIOs, and managers cultivating transparency in the public interest. Bookmark: www.nasw.org/infoacc...

🌍 Want to attend #GIJC25 & fire up your science reporting? The Global Investigative Journalism Conference has fellowships for journalists from the Global South and historically underrepresented groups! @gijn.org 📍 Malaysia | 🗓️ 20-24 Nov 2025 🔗 Apply by Feb 14: t.co/N4EXLil0LZ

How can we predict the future of biodiversity? 🍃 In our Bench Talk 🎧, #Humboldtian Brian McGill and science journalist Sahana Ghosh talk about global data collection and how smart investments and better communication can help protect life on earth. www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/explore/n...

This week's WFSJ social media guest editor is Sahana Ghosh, an award-winning Indian journalist covering science & environment. An Associate Editor at Nature India, she co-founded the Science Journalists Association of India and co-leads Bay Bridges, a Bay of Bengal scicomm project. Welcome Sahana!

"Science really is about observation. It's about being in connection with the land.” PICS' Indigenous Research and Partnerships Lead @jannawale.bsky.social shares her perspective on practising Western and Indigenous sciences, on the Day of #WomenInScience.

The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), based in Vienna, Austria, is sponsoring journalist travel to their Science and Technology Conference (SnT2025) in Vienna this September. Details here: conferences.ctbto.org

🇬🇧 🔬 Call for projects: FONSTI & FORID invest 350M FCFA to boost research in Côte d’Ivoire. A great opportunity to seize! scienceetsociete.com/cote-divoire...

🇫🇷 🔬 Appel à projets : Le FONSTI et le FORID investissent 350M FCFA pour booster la recherche en Côte d’Ivoire. Opportunité à saisir scienceetsociete.com/cote-divoire...

ESAME leads the way in Open Science worldwide with DataCite Global Access Fund. SESAME and Arab States Research and Education Network (ASREN) are collaborating with Global Access Fund (GAF) on a transformative initiative. #Datacite #ASREN #GAF #chanzuckerburginitiative #GAP

#SAVETHEDATE for the #Infoday of the #FRONTIERS project that will fund #residencies for #science #journalists in #research #institutions in #Europe. Join us #online on Feb 15 at 4pm CET, and help us spread the word. More info at the link in the first comment.

🚨Applications Open! Round 3 of the FRONTIERS Science Journalism Residency Program is now accepting applications from early-career journalists. 📝 Open to journalists with up to five years of experience 📅 Deadline: 6 May'25 (17hCET) Learn more and apply 👉 bit.ly/4hmg4Yt @ercresearch.bsky.social

This week we're excited to welcome WFSJ social media guest editor Mamadou Traoré, former editor-in-chief of AIP (l'Agence Ivoirienne de Presse, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire), and the founder of the media outlet Science et Société (scienceetsociete.com). #sciencejournalism

Applications now open for Dart Center Ochberg Fellowship, for journalists to deepen knowledge of emotional trauma and psychological injury, and improve reporting on violence, conflict and tragedy. To be held July 29 - August 3, 2025 at Columbia University, NYC dartcenter.org/resources/ca...

IJ4EU’s Investigation Support Scheme provides grants of €5,000-50,000 to support cross-border investigative projects in Europe. Application deadline March 10. More details here... #journalismgrants www.investigativejournalismforeu.net/grants/inves...

Throughout 2025, guest editors -- science journalists from around the world -- will contribute to WFSJ's social media channels. Goran Lefkov of the Center for Investigative Journalism in North Macedonia will help coordinate that effort and leads us off for the year. Thank you Goran!

The World Federation of Science Journalists is now on BlueSky. As we begin posting here, feel free to get in touch with your science journalism news and we would be happy to profile your opportunities and events. Our most recent newsletter is available here mailchi.mp/wfsj/press-r...