Can’t wait!

Ros has been such a remarkable force for good in science journalism. She'll be deeply missed. CASW executive director Rosalind Reid to retire. casw.org/news/casw-exec…

My review of Jason Robert's book Every Living Thing, which is a tale of the very human, and often very flawed, ways we organize the world around us. nytimes.com/2024/04/08/boo…

As a Moscow correspondent, I once lived in a country where political leaders got to pick and choose who covered what, and which stories would be written. It was called the Soviet Union. Colorado deserves better. coloradosun.com/2024/04/06/col…

Yay!

Brava and many congratulations!

Dan Rather is rather damn good.

Many doctors still hesitate to diagnose or treat the condition called PANDAS, but some experts say that may be changing. More from science and health journalist Esther Wei-Yun Landhuis.

🔗Read the full story: undark.org/2024/04/03/pan…

The Dept. of Agriculture is closely tracking #H5N1 #flu in the dairy industry, and it's turning up in a very dispersed pattern across the USA.
States w/confirmed cases since March 25: TX, KA, MI, NM, ID, OH.
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Fuck it, best NYC earthquake memes 🧵:

Any and all of my New York friends.

If you're following the #H5N1 in cows story, there's a lot of really important information in this story from Jon Cohen. science.org/content/articl…

One of my favorite jobs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is as advisor to the student newspaper, The Tech. Such a pleasure to work with these smart science journalists. As in this thoughtful story by science editor, Karie Shen. Chlormequat chloride in oats: what it means for us thetech.com/2024/04/04/chl…

This fellowship, created in honor of the pioneering Egyptian science journalist, Mohammed Yahia, is funded by Springer Nature. “It’s a pleasure to honor the journalism of the region and the work of Mohammed Yahia in this pioneering way,' - Deborah Blum

Apply now! ProPublica is seeking FIVE new Local Reporting Network partners to begin on July 1. You spend a year on an investigative story. We cover your salary (up to $75k/yr) plus benefits + editing, data, research, engagement, visuals, etc. boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/job… #journojobs

We are delighted to announce that Sharon Muzaki is the first recipient of the KSJ at MIT Fellowship for Advancing Science Journalism in Africa and the Middle East. The fellowship, funded by Springer Nature, was created in honor of Mohammed Yahia: ksj.mit.edu/news/2024/04/0…

Wonderful reporting from Esther, as always.

Congratulations! And so very deserved.

I'm still on Cloud Nine that ProPublica today announced our expanded commitment to local journalism! We pledged to partner with at least one news organization in every state over the next five years on an accountability journalism project! propublica.org/atpropublica/p… 🧵

So incredibly proud to announce this: Uganda'sSharon Muzaki Selected for KSJ at MIT'S first Africa and Middle East Fellowship. This fellowship, funded by Springer Nature, honors the late and much missed Egyptian science journalist, Mohammed Yahia.
ksj.mit.edu/news/2024/04/0…