The final bill language of AB 5, approved by the California legislature on September 12, includes specific protections for freelance writers and photographers that will (mostly) allow them to continue to work independently.
NASW’s Diversity Committee is getting a change in leadership, with Jane Lee and Rodrigo Pérez Ortega set to take the helm as co-chairs in October.
Meet the three candidates for this fall's special election for the NASW board.
Ten science communicators and three graduate students have been selected for National Association of Science Writers (NASW) Travel Fellowships to attend ScienceWriters2019 in State College, Pa.
A rule allowing small businesses to join forces and offer health insurance won’t currently benefit NASW members, an exploratory study shows.
The board, with recommendations from the Governance Committee, has been considering whether to propose changes to several sections of NASW's bylaws.
When publishers go belly-up or refuse to pay for completed work, NASW can help. Through a recent partnership with the National Writers Union (NWU), regular NASW members who join NWU for a discounted membership rate of $150 can access NWU’s team of skilled grievance negotiators.
The 11th World Conference of Science Journalists (#WCSJ2019) in Lausanne, Switzerland, brought together 1137 delegates from 83 countries, 60 percent of whom were female. Several of the nine WCSJ2019 travel fellows from the U.S. and Latin America, who were supported by Perlman Fellowships or the Laura Van Dam Fellowship, shared useful tips and resources they learned at the conference.
Sandeep Ravindran was elected as an NASW board member-at-large in 2018. He assumed the role of secretary in June 2019, following the resignation of Nsikan Akpan in May. Learn more about Sandeep in this Q&A.
