Emily Sohn
@emilysohn.bsky.social
Journalist covering health, science, environment, adventure. Writing a book about creatures adapting to disruption. Bylines: National Geographic, NYT, Outside, Nature, bioGraphic, more. http://tidepoolsinc.com
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Scientists who work on government-funded DEI, equity, or health disparity work, I want to talk to you.
How do you plan to continue your efforts in the face of this executive order calling for an end to DEI programs and initiatives?
DM me or email gewin at me dot com.
How do you plan to continue your efforts in the face of this executive order calling for an end to DEI programs and initiatives?
DM me or email gewin at me dot com.
Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
www.whitehouse.gov
January 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Scientists who work on government-funded DEI, equity, or health disparity work, I want to talk to you.
How do you plan to continue your efforts in the face of this executive order calling for an end to DEI programs and initiatives?
DM me or email gewin at me dot com.
How do you plan to continue your efforts in the face of this executive order calling for an end to DEI programs and initiatives?
DM me or email gewin at me dot com.
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Hi all. I cover the FDA for STAT. As the new admin begins, I want to encourage you all to reach out to me if you ever want to talk about anything FDA-related — especially if you work or used to work at the agency. My email is lizzy.lawrence@statnews.com and my Signal username is lizzylaw.53
January 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Hi all. I cover the FDA for STAT. As the new admin begins, I want to encourage you all to reach out to me if you ever want to talk about anything FDA-related — especially if you work or used to work at the agency. My email is lizzy.lawrence@statnews.com and my Signal username is lizzylaw.53
I finally got a chance to read this and agree it is so good, I wanted to share for anyone else who missed it.
This essay is so good. It details the many meaningful aspects of an activity that's good for body & soul. Memory, family, food, environment, economics, ...
Also, Emma Marris is a kick-ass writer: her details are specific and her sentences sparkle.
hakaimagazine.com/features/fin...
Also, Emma Marris is a kick-ass writer: her details are specific and her sentences sparkle.
hakaimagazine.com/features/fin...
Finding Food and Solace in the Intertidal | Hakai Magazine
On the complex pleasures of harvesting shellfish with the people you love.
hakaimagazine.com
December 14, 2024 at 5:37 PM
I finally got a chance to read this and agree it is so good, I wanted to share for anyone else who missed it.
If you're looking for some Friday afternoon reading, I recommend this gripping tale about women cyclists who escaped from Afghanistan, by Kim Cross. This is one of those great sports stories that is about a whole lot more than sports. www.bicycling.com/culture/a625...
These Women Were Some of Afghanistan’s Best Athletes. Then They Started Getting Death Threats.
They led a cycling revolution in a country where women were forbidden to ride. When the Taliban returned to power, their only hope was a harrowing escape to an uncertain future.
www.bicycling.com
November 22, 2024 at 8:02 PM
If you're looking for some Friday afternoon reading, I recommend this gripping tale about women cyclists who escaped from Afghanistan, by Kim Cross. This is one of those great sports stories that is about a whole lot more than sports. www.bicycling.com/culture/a625...
You can't be included if you don't submit something!
Periodic reminder: You can submit your own work for consideration for The Best American Science and Nature Writing. (Editors, ofc, you can, too.) Info and submission form is all here, please share: jaimegreen.net/basn
#scicomm #sciwri #sciencewriters #sciencewriting #naturewriters #naturewriting
#scicomm #sciwri #sciencewriters #sciencewriting #naturewriters #naturewriting
The Best American Science and Nature Writing | Jaime Green
Submission and nomination guidelines for The Best American Science and Nature Writing.
jaimegreen.net
November 14, 2024 at 6:31 PM
You can't be included if you don't submit something!
If you're a reporter, even if you "only cover science," you have likely encountered trauma - in your sources or yourself or both. It's not something a lot of us were trained to handle, a hole that @beebrookshire.bsky.social and I are trying to fill. Join us at @sciencewriters.org meeting.
Yes. Yes we DO.
Medical trauma, gender trauma, natural disasters, climate change grief. COVID. The list goes on. We encounter these issues more and more often in our reporting, and we need to do our best by our sources, and ourselves. Come learn with us. sciencewriters2024.org/session
Medical trauma, gender trauma, natural disasters, climate change grief. COVID. The list goes on. We encounter these issues more and more often in our reporting, and we need to do our best by our sources, and ourselves. Come learn with us. sciencewriters2024.org/session
Schedule (Eastern Time Zone)
<p>ScienceWriters 2024 schedule</p>
sciencewriters2024.org
September 17, 2024 at 1:19 PM
If you're a reporter, even if you "only cover science," you have likely encountered trauma - in your sources or yourself or both. It's not something a lot of us were trained to handle, a hole that @beebrookshire.bsky.social and I are trying to fill. Join us at @sciencewriters.org meeting.
I suddenly have a bunch of new followers - hello! I'm not sure why but it seems like good motivation to reengage on here. More soon!
September 9, 2024 at 5:31 PM
I suddenly have a bunch of new followers - hello! I'm not sure why but it seems like good motivation to reengage on here. More soon!
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Maiken Nedergaard has drawn recognition and criticism for her work on glymphatics, which she describes as a brain washing system.
By @emilysohn.bsky.social
bit.ly/3TgOfXZ
By @emilysohn.bsky.social
bit.ly/3TgOfXZ
February 28, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Maiken Nedergaard has drawn recognition and criticism for her work on glymphatics, which she describes as a brain washing system.
By @emilysohn.bsky.social
bit.ly/3TgOfXZ
By @emilysohn.bsky.social
bit.ly/3TgOfXZ
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Virginia Kraft wanted to write about something other than hemlines, so she learned to hunt.
Why has media history overlooked this journalism pioneer?
Read THE CATCH: thecatch.longlead.com
Why has media history overlooked this journalism pioneer?
Read THE CATCH: thecatch.longlead.com
January 4, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Virginia Kraft wanted to write about something other than hemlines, so she learned to hunt.
Why has media history overlooked this journalism pioneer?
Read THE CATCH: thecatch.longlead.com
Why has media history overlooked this journalism pioneer?
Read THE CATCH: thecatch.longlead.com
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Yaaaaay welcome NASW to bluer skies!
Science Writers: NASW is transitioning from Twitter to Bluesky as its short-form social media platform for community building. To facilitate Bluesky signups for our member network, we've created a code donation and receiving tool. See you all here soon! www.nasw.org/article/nasw... 💚
Transitioning from tweets, NASW migrates across to Bluesky
NASW is transitioning to Bluesky as its short-form social media platform for community building. Find out how NASW members can join the conversation.
www.nasw.org
January 2, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Yaaaaay welcome NASW to bluer skies!
This book is going to be so good!
Two weeks til OUR MOON hits bookshelves! I’m excited to have my first excerpt out today, in @theatlantic.bsky.social - it gives a nice teaser trailer for what my book is trying to argue.
(Movie-trailer-guy voice) “In a world with no Moon, who would we be?”
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
(Movie-trailer-guy voice) “In a world with no Moon, who would we be?”
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
The Moon Made Us Human
Our silver satellite inspired religion, gave rise to science, and made civilization possible.
www.theatlantic.com
January 3, 2024 at 7:41 PM
This book is going to be so good!
A behind-the-scenes look at "The Catch" for anyone who wants a little more of the backstory!
THE CATCH writer @emilysohn.bsky.social says the "Mad Men" era in which Virginia Kraft worked was less concerned with personal branding than today.
"She was focused on doing the work, not talking about it."
Read Sohn's full interview with @parkermolloy.com in DEPTH PERCEPTION.
buff.ly/48oSMfK
"She was focused on doing the work, not talking about it."
Read Sohn's full interview with @parkermolloy.com in DEPTH PERCEPTION.
buff.ly/48oSMfK
December 19, 2023 at 10:03 PM
A behind-the-scenes look at "The Catch" for anyone who wants a little more of the backstory!
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Ever hear of Virginia Kraft?
You're not alone. But she was a journalism pioneer for Sports Illustrated, a hell of a shot with a rifle, and a complicated protagonist. Read this incredible epic by @emilysohn.bsky.social, with Creative Direction by yours truly.
thecatch.longlead.com
You're not alone. But she was a journalism pioneer for Sports Illustrated, a hell of a shot with a rifle, and a complicated protagonist. Read this incredible epic by @emilysohn.bsky.social, with Creative Direction by yours truly.
thecatch.longlead.com
Sport Illustrated's Forgotten Pioneer
In the Mad Men era of magazine journalism, Virginia Kraft was a globe-trotting writer and a deadly shot with a rifle. Why hasn't anyone heard of her?
thecatch.longlead.com
December 6, 2023 at 3:20 PM
Ever hear of Virginia Kraft?
You're not alone. But she was a journalism pioneer for Sports Illustrated, a hell of a shot with a rifle, and a complicated protagonist. Read this incredible epic by @emilysohn.bsky.social, with Creative Direction by yours truly.
thecatch.longlead.com
You're not alone. But she was a journalism pioneer for Sports Illustrated, a hell of a shot with a rifle, and a complicated protagonist. Read this incredible epic by @emilysohn.bsky.social, with Creative Direction by yours truly.
thecatch.longlead.com
This looks like a good one!
So thrilled to launch this latest course in the @theopennotebook.bsky.social Science Journalism Master Classes series! In this free course, learn how to mine a “mini-beat” within science journalism & come away ready to tackle your new specialty! Thank you to @kavlifoundation.bsky.social for support!
Today, we're excited to launch our 6th *free* Science Journalism Master Class: How to Own a Science Beat.
www.theopennotebook.com/science-jour...
www.theopennotebook.com/science-jour...
December 4, 2023 at 6:49 PM
This looks like a good one!
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If journalism is history’s first draft, why was one of its pioneers edited out? Next week, @longlead.bsky.social drops a revision, revealing a female sports writer overlooked by time.
Be the first to read her story. Subscribe to our newsletter to know exactly when it goes live: buff.ly/3QGe01o
Be the first to read her story. Subscribe to our newsletter to know exactly when it goes live: buff.ly/3QGe01o
November 29, 2023 at 4:07 PM
If journalism is history’s first draft, why was one of its pioneers edited out? Next week, @longlead.bsky.social drops a revision, revealing a female sports writer overlooked by time.
Be the first to read her story. Subscribe to our newsletter to know exactly when it goes live: buff.ly/3QGe01o
Be the first to read her story. Subscribe to our newsletter to know exactly when it goes live: buff.ly/3QGe01o
In case you missed it (or were there and wish you'd taken more notes), @beebrookshire.bsky.social wrote this fantastic summary of our trauma-informed reporting panel for science writers. Stay tuned for more on this, and let us know if you have specific questions you'd like to see addressed.
It's live! Here's the summary of the AMAZING plenary @emilysohn.bsky.social and I led at @sciencewriters.org on trauma-informed journalism!
And also: Here's how it can relate to your life. Journalist or not this session is important. teamtrash.substack.com/p/trauma-in-...
And also: Here's how it can relate to your life. Journalist or not this session is important. teamtrash.substack.com/p/trauma-in-...
Trauma in journalism and beyond
Insights from a plenary session at the National Association of Science Writers Meeting, 2023.
teamtrash.substack.com
October 23, 2023 at 6:14 PM
In case you missed it (or were there and wish you'd taken more notes), @beebrookshire.bsky.social wrote this fantastic summary of our trauma-informed reporting panel for science writers. Stay tuned for more on this, and let us know if you have specific questions you'd like to see addressed.
Kudos to @beebrookshire.bsky.social and all of our panelists, this sessions was so good and important that I teared up in the middle of it. I highly recommend that all journalists check out the Dart Center to learn how to address trauma (your sources and your own) in your reporting.
I don’t mean to brag (I do) but I did say that the #sciwri23 session on trauma informed science writing was going to be the best plenary in the history of NASW, nay, the world….and I was right!
Thanks so much @emilysohn.bsky.social, naseem miller, elana Newman and Rhitu chatterjee! You are icons!🧪
Thanks so much @emilysohn.bsky.social, naseem miller, elana Newman and Rhitu chatterjee! You are icons!🧪
October 11, 2023 at 2:51 PM
Kudos to @beebrookshire.bsky.social and all of our panelists, this sessions was so good and important that I teared up in the middle of it. I highly recommend that all journalists check out the Dart Center to learn how to address trauma (your sources and your own) in your reporting.