Flight 93’s 9/11 crash further scarred Pennsylvania land blighted by decades of mining. To honor the 40 passengers and crew who gave their lives to prevent the plane’s crash into its likely Washington DC target, their families, area residents, and others focused on healing and growth. They planted a forest. In 150000 Trees: Growing a Memorial for 9/11’s Flight 93, Rebecca Hirsch tells their story.
Bees can count and ants can recognize themselves in mirrors. That degree of surprising detail abounds in Margie Patlak’s Insect Safari: Exploring the Wondrous World of Everyday Bugs. Patlak observed, photographed, and delved into the lives of hundreds of insects in her Maine garden and Philadelphia courtyard. She invites readers to join in. Her last chapter: “If you plant it, they will come.”
The NASW Freelance Committee virtual meetup on July 2 will be a business chat on business insurance. Speaker Jonathan Gray of the Freelancers Union will explain the different types of business insurance, their pros and cons, how to find insurance providers, and other practical tips. And we’ll allow plenty of time for him to answer your questions.
ScienceWriters is the largest U.S. convening for journalists, authors, editors, producers, institutional communicators, students, and people who write and produce material intended to inform the public about science, health, engineering, and technology. In addition to a weekend of in-person events Sept. 25-28 in Corvallis, NASW will also host a virtual-only component Oct. 14-16.
In medicine, doctors make decisions based on rigorous studies that test whether treatments work. Evidence from research benefits other fields, e.g., schools, social policy, & conservation, Helen Pearson reports in Beyond Belief: How Evidence Shows What Really Works. “Evidence rarely provides certainty,” she notes. “But it can reduce uncertainty and improve decisions—and that can be life-changing.”
Science writers and editors are facing a rapidly shifting professional landscape, shaped by political pressures, evolving industry norms, and the growing influence of artificial intelligence. In this one-hour webinar, panelists representing freelance writing, academia, and journalism will discuss how science communicators can approach their work ethically in a time of change.
Clicks, likes and impressions tell only part of the story. So how can science communicators measure the real impact of their work? Join us for this webinar from NASW’s Institutional Communicators Committee as we explore how university comms staff are developing more meaningful ways to evaluate science and research communications.
Landing clients gets all the hype, but not every client is meant to stay in your business forever—that’s just a sign of growth and a sign of being a smart business owner. The NASW Freelance Committee virtual meetup on June 4 will be a skills chat on when you might consider letting a client go and examples of how to do it.
