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CASW Showcase

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Showcase highlights exceptional science journalism. We were launched by @sciencewriting in July, 2016 and collaborate with @Open_Notebook.

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We recently published two exemplary science stories on @ScienceWriting's Showcase site, both of which were featured during a "Story Behind the Story" session at #SciWri23. showcase.casw.org/ (1/3)
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Showcase highlights award-winning science journalism. This site will celebrate excellence, honor and amplify the work of awards programs, and—most important—offer inspiration and insight to aspiring...

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First up is a feature by Ashley Smart at @undarkmag about ties between population genetics and racist violence: showcase.casw.org/stories/a-… (2/3)
Stories - A Field at a Crossroads: Genetics and Racial Mythmaking - Showcase

Stories - A Field at a Crossroads: Genetics and Racial Mythmaking - Showcase

Ashley Smart, senior editor at Undark, associate director of the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT, and CASW’s treasurer, won a 2023 NASW Science and Society award and a 2023 AAAS Kavli Award...

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Second is a story by @marynmck at @newrepublic about the dangers that right-wing nationalism has posed to global public health. (Written in 2019, but very timely!) (3/3) showcase.casw.org/stories/th…

Stories - The Plague Years: How the rise of right-wing nationalism is jeopardizing the world's...

Maryn McKenna, senior writer at WIRED and a widely published author, won CASW’s Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting in 2023 for her coverage of infectious diseases and...

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Congratulations to @ScienceWriting @CASW_Showcase on your nifty new resource page!
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We’ve got a new website! Check out #CASWConnector, a “one-stop shop” for the best resources for science journalism and communication. Stay Connected and let us support your quest for excellence. casw.org/news/casw-debuts-co…
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CASW@ScienceWriting21 Jul 2023
Excitement! Thanks to support from @SchmidtFutures and @RitaAllenFnd and the editorial talents of @betsyladzhets, we're updating CASW Showcase with examples of great science writing. Check 'em out 👀
CASW Showcase (@CASW_Showcase) profile pictureCASW Showcase@CASW_Showcase17 Jul 2023
After a three-year hiatus, we're back with new, exceptional science stories! One of the recent additions is a visual explainer by @Mariano_Zafra and @javisalas at @elpais_salud, showing how the coronavirus spreads through the air. showcase.casw.org/stories/a-…
Stories - A room, a bar and a classroom: how the coronavirus is spread through the air - Showcase

Stories - A room, a bar and a classroom: how the coronavirus is spread through the air - Showcase

This visual story, published by the Spanish-language newspaper El País, provides an overview of COVID-19 risk in indoor spaces and how different safety measures may help, based on an estimation tool...

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Another new story on Showcase this week: a feature from the Black Snow series, a detailed investigation into sugar cane burns in south Florida, by reporters at @propublica and @pbpost. showcase.casw.org/stories/th…
Stories - The Smoke Comes Every Year. Sugar Companies Say the Air Is Safe. - Showcase

Stories - The Smoke Comes Every Year. Sugar Companies Say the Air Is Safe. - Showcase

This feature is the central story of Black Snow, a series by ProPublica and The Palm Beach Post investigating the health impacts – and government failures – of burning sugar cane among poor communi...

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Another recent addition to Showcase is @aznfusion's story at @NYTScience about the ancient fish Tiktaalik: "Started Out as a Fish. How Did It End Up Like This?" showcase.casw.org/stories/st…
Stories - Started Out as a Fish. How Did It End Up Like This? - Showcase

Stories - Started Out as a Fish. How Did It End Up Like This? - Showcase

This story, which drew attention across social media for its catchy headline and meme-worthy subject, was one of four articles that led Sabrina Imbler to win CASW’s Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award for...

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After a three-year hiatus, we're back with new, exceptional science stories! One of the recent additions is a visual explainer by @Mariano_Zafra and @javisalas at @elpais_salud, showing how the coronavirus spreads through the air. showcase.casw.org/stories/a-…
Stories - A room, a bar and a classroom: how the coronavirus is spread through the air - Showcase

Stories - A room, a bar and a classroom: how the coronavirus is spread through the air - Showcase

This visual story, published by the Spanish-language newspaper El País, provides an overview of COVID-19 risk in indoor spaces and how different safety measures may help, based on an estimation tool...

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If you have stories to recommend for Showcase, please reach out here or shoot an email to the site's current manager, @betsyladyzhets.
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Check out this interview with @SyTheAuthor, on the best science and nature writing! loe.org/shows/segments.html?…

Living on Earth: The Best Science and Nature Writing

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Check out our latest award-winning story by Eva Wolfangel! showcase.casw.org/stories/wh…
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Check out the latest Storygram, a news story about right whales written by @edyong209 and annotated by @nadiamdrake. As always, Storygrams are co-published by @Open_Notebook. showcase.casw.org/stories/st…
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Check out our latest award-winning story by David Heath! showcase.casw.org/stories/me…

Stories - Meet the 'Rented White Coats' Who Defend Toxic Chemicals - Showcase

The series “Science for Sale,” which offers a rare glimpse into a world where corporate interests dictate their own science, won NASW’s Science in Society Award in 2017. Although the series includes...

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Congratulations @apoorva_nyc!!
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@apoorva_nyc interweaves the pathos of personal suffering with advances in science to write stories we should all pay attention to. She's the recipient of the 2019 Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting. Congratulations, Apoorva! casw.org/casw/announcement/a…
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Brooke Borel@brookeborel15 Aug 2019
Very happy to be a finalist for the National Academies of Sciences comm awards for my writing @sciam. Congrats to all the winners and finalists! www8.nationalacademies.org/o…
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The 2019 Ev Clark/Seth Payne Award for Young Science Journalists goes to...Ryan Cross! Congratulations, @RLCscienceboss! CASW thanks judges: @laurahelmuth, @rrichardh, @susanmilius, Gene Russo @PNASNews, & David Lindley and organizer John Carey. casw.org/casw/announcement/r…
Ryan Cross, 2019 Ev Clark/SethPayne Award Winner

ALT Ryan Cross, 2019 Ev Clark/SethPayne Award Winner

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An excellent thread on what it takes to win an award. This echoes many ideas we uncover in a blog post here: showcase.casw.org/the-envelo…
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Overall, there is no gender bias in science writing awards. But the breakdown below tells a different story. Check out our blog: showcase.casw.org/the-envelo…
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Is there a gender bias in science writing awards? The devil is in the details. Check out our latest blog: showcase.casw.org/the-envelo…

Is There a Gender Bias in Science Writing Awards? - Showcase

Showcase analyzed the number of award-winners to find a fairly even split: 52% are men and 48% are women.

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And make sure to check out the science byline counting project at the @Open_Notebook: theopennotebook.com/2016/02/…

The Science Byline Counting Project: Where Are the Women—and Where Are They Not? - The Open Notebook

A team of volunteers has conducted the first-ever examination of the existence and scope of gender disparity in science-journalism bylines. The results are revealing, and the raw data are available...

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