NASW news

The NASW board election event was held at the Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 29, 2018. The room was open from 6:15 to 8:30 or so, with food and soft drinks provided by NASW and a cash bar. Approximately 40 people attended the meeting.

Nov. 14, 2018

NASW president Laura Helmuth called the annual business meeting to order at 7:30 a.m. After a few conference-related announcements, she reminded attendees who had not previously voted online that paper ballots were available for the special election to fill an open seat made available when Rob Frederick left the board to run for mayor of his town.

Nov. 14, 2018

President Laura Helmuth called the meeting to order at 8 a.m. on Oct. 29, 2016, at the Omni La Mansión del Rio, in San Antonio, Texas. She introduced fellow officers on stage: Vice President Siri Carpenter, Treasurer Rob Frederick, and Secretary Jill Adams.

Nov. 14, 2018
ScienceWriters 2018 panel: Apocalypse how?

Diving into the gloom without losing the light

Writing about the world's most critical and looming problems — like climate change, war, the specter of disease, and biodiversity collapse — can be a prickly, foreboding undertaking, but it's something that science writers increasingly must tackle.

Oct. 14, 2018