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I was asked by @ksjatmit.bsky.social to share my advice for journalists dealing with misinformation. It’s a really important topic so I was happy to oblige.
It’s also a topic where we are all trying to navigate a constantly changing landscape, so do let me know what you’ve found works or doesn’t…
It’s also a topic where we are all trying to navigate a constantly changing landscape, so do let me know what you’ve found works or doesn’t…
The Lies Have It: Advice for Journalists Approaching Misinformation
Kai Kupferschmidt, KSJ '24, shares actionable tips for journalists seeking to reduce the harm of misinformation.
ksj.mit.edu
October 31, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I was asked by @ksjatmit.bsky.social to share my advice for journalists dealing with misinformation. It’s a really important topic so I was happy to oblige.
It’s also a topic where we are all trying to navigate a constantly changing landscape, so do let me know what you’ve found works or doesn’t…
It’s also a topic where we are all trying to navigate a constantly changing landscape, so do let me know what you’ve found works or doesn’t…
As always, a big thank you to @mblscience.bsky.social and @whoi.edu for an immersive science adventure on the MA coast.
Could this be you next year? Applications for KSJ fellowships open next week! Stay tuned...
Could this be you next year? Applications for KSJ fellowships open next week! Stay tuned...
Last week, #WHOI welcomed ten journalists from @ksjatmit.bsky.social!
While at #WHOI, they heard from ocean experts about pollutants and invasive species, and got a close-up look at the submersible HOV Alvin!
Learn more about this group of scholars: go.whoi.edu/knight-fellows
While at #WHOI, they heard from ocean experts about pollutants and invasive species, and got a close-up look at the submersible HOV Alvin!
Learn more about this group of scholars: go.whoi.edu/knight-fellows
November 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
As always, a big thank you to @mblscience.bsky.social and @whoi.edu for an immersive science adventure on the MA coast.
Could this be you next year? Applications for KSJ fellowships open next week! Stay tuned...
Could this be you next year? Applications for KSJ fellowships open next week! Stay tuned...
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How are science writers coping with the unprecedented assault on science and what is the path ahead? Was honored to discuss this at #SciWri25 plenary with @shiplives.bsky.social @jeanna.bsky.social and Erin Podolak. Missed @michellejewell.bsky.social who still contributed much from afar.
November 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
How are science writers coping with the unprecedented assault on science and what is the path ahead? Was honored to discuss this at #SciWri25 plenary with @shiplives.bsky.social @jeanna.bsky.social and Erin Podolak. Missed @michellejewell.bsky.social who still contributed much from afar.
The world needs more science journalists, and more cookies! #SciWri25
When I say we need to take care of science writers I mean it. @ksjatmit.bsky.social cookies from Levain bakery for #SciWri25 attendees. 😍
November 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The world needs more science journalists, and more cookies! #SciWri25
@kakape.bsky.social KSJ '24, shares actionable tips for journalists seeking to reduce the harm of misinformation.
ksj.mit.edu/news/2025/10...
ksj.mit.edu/news/2025/10...
The Lies Have It: Advice for Journalists Approaching Misinformation
Kai Kupferschmidt, KSJ '24, shares actionable tips for journalists seeking to reduce the harm of misinformation.
ksj.mit.edu
October 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
@kakape.bsky.social KSJ '24, shares actionable tips for journalists seeking to reduce the harm of misinformation.
ksj.mit.edu/news/2025/10...
ksj.mit.edu/news/2025/10...
It's not too late to tune in for the conversation with KSJ associate director @ashleythesmart.bsky.social and KSJ alum @kakape.bsky.social this Thursday. Tickets are still available for virtual access to #SFJ2025
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Truth Decay: Science Journalism in the Misinformation Age - Science Journalism Forum
Society is awash in misinformation and disinformation about science, with significant implications for policy, personal decision-making, and the future of the global scientific enterprise. In this ses...
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October 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
It's not too late to tune in for the conversation with KSJ associate director @ashleythesmart.bsky.social and KSJ alum @kakape.bsky.social this Thursday. Tickets are still available for virtual access to #SFJ2025
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Register to join the conversation with KSJ director @usha.bsky.social and KSJ alum @ferrisjabr.bsky.social next Wednesday 👇👇👇
Wednesday Nov 5 I’ll be at my alma mater Tufts with Pulitzer winner and MIT KSJ director @usha.bsky.social discussing the importance of science journalism in this moment and the lessons and tools it offers us all
Free and open to public w/ registration
www.tuftstickets.com/event/lighti...
Free and open to public w/ registration
www.tuftstickets.com/event/lighti...
October 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Register to join the conversation with KSJ director @usha.bsky.social and KSJ alum @ferrisjabr.bsky.social next Wednesday 👇👇👇
"Over the past decade, scientists have been uncovering new methods of looking at the hidden ways our bodies are aging."
The latest from @jesshamzelou.bsky.social (KSJ '24):
The latest from @jesshamzelou.bsky.social (KSJ '24):
How aging clocks can help us understand why we age—and if we can reverse it
When used correctly, they can help us unpick some of the mysteries of our biology, and our mortality.
www.technologyreview.com
October 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
"Over the past decade, scientists have been uncovering new methods of looking at the hidden ways our bodies are aging."
The latest from @jesshamzelou.bsky.social (KSJ '24):
The latest from @jesshamzelou.bsky.social (KSJ '24):
“Co to będzie? Krótki przewodnik po końcach świata” (“Gracious, What Now? A Brief Guide to the End of the World”) is the latest book from @wojtekbrzezinski.pl (KSJ ’23) (available in Polish):
Co to będzie? Krótki przewodnik po końcach świata | Wojciech Brzeziński, Agata Kaźmierska
Świat na pewno się skończy. To przecież tylko kwestia czasu.
Ludzie fantazjują o końcu świata od niemal samego jego początku. Jedna z najstarszych przepowiedni w tej sprawie pochodzi od Asyryjczyków...
lubimyczytac.pl
October 18, 2025 at 12:31 AM
“Co to będzie? Krótki przewodnik po końcach świata” (“Gracious, What Now? A Brief Guide to the End of the World”) is the latest book from @wojtekbrzezinski.pl (KSJ ’23) (available in Polish):
“They have a seed vault here, maybe they have a virus vault, too”
The latest from @kakape.bsky.social (KSJ '24):
www.science.org/content/arti...
The latest from @kakape.bsky.social (KSJ '24):
www.science.org/content/arti...
On an Arctic archipelago, frozen soil may preserve a hidden history of viruses
Scientists are hunting for ancient RNA in Svalbard’s permafrost, hoping to shed light on the evolution of viral diseases
www.science.org
October 16, 2025 at 9:54 PM
“They have a seed vault here, maybe they have a virus vault, too”
The latest from @kakape.bsky.social (KSJ '24):
www.science.org/content/arti...
The latest from @kakape.bsky.social (KSJ '24):
www.science.org/content/arti...
Inaudible sound might be the next frontier in wildfire defense. The latest from @dechant.bsky.social (KSJ '19):
Exclusive: Inaudible sound might be the next frontier in wildfire defense | TechCrunch
Sonic Fire Tech has developed a device that can extinguish flames using acoustic energy below the range of human hearing. The startup is building a demo capable of protecting a home.
techcrunch.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Inaudible sound might be the next frontier in wildfire defense. The latest from @dechant.bsky.social (KSJ '19):
How should journalists cover U.S. science in a time of crisis? Top reporters on that beat came together in Cambridge for an insightful, thought-provoking panel discussion, moderated by KSJ's @usha.bsky.social .
October 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
How should journalists cover U.S. science in a time of crisis? Top reporters on that beat came together in Cambridge for an insightful, thought-provoking panel discussion, moderated by KSJ's @usha.bsky.social .
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For families, a $2.1M medicine can feel like both a miracle and an out-of-reach reality.
Now, biotechs in China are racing to develop lower-cost alternatives:
endpoints.news/chinese-biot...
Now, biotechs in China are racing to develop lower-cost alternatives:
endpoints.news/chinese-biot...
In China, a low-cost push to rival a life-saving, $2M medicine
Indian veterinarian Nirnay Murthy sought Lantu Biopharma's experimental gene therapy for his son's spinal muscular atrophy after being unable to afford Novartis's $2.1M Zolgensma treatment.
endpoints.news
October 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
For families, a $2.1M medicine can feel like both a miracle and an out-of-reach reality.
Now, biotechs in China are racing to develop lower-cost alternatives:
endpoints.news/chinese-biot...
Now, biotechs in China are racing to develop lower-cost alternatives:
endpoints.news/chinese-biot...
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A bittersweet series about what we have lost, but also what we could regain if we lived in a country that supported basic research again.
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
nyti.ms
October 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
A bittersweet series about what we have lost, but also what we could regain if we lived in a country that supported basic research again.
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In which I look at animal research for The New York Times and find some surprising answers.
Opinion | Can Trump End This Impossibly Cruel Practice?
www.nytimes.com
October 8, 2025 at 11:46 AM
In which I look at animal research for The New York Times and find some surprising answers.
Ready your bookshelf! In just one week, Lab Dog by @melaniedgkaplan.bsky.social (KSJ '22) will go on sale. For a sneak peek, read the review in @forbes.com
Lab Dog: A Beagle And His Human Investigate The Surprising World Of Animal Research
The author's love for her rescue puppy prompts a clear-headed examination of the statistics, science, and moral questions surrounding live animal research.
www.forbes.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Ready your bookshelf! In just one week, Lab Dog by @melaniedgkaplan.bsky.social (KSJ '22) will go on sale. For a sneak peek, read the review in @forbes.com
There’s no substitute for meeting other science journalists and editors in person.
Looking to make more connections in the field? Here are 15 societies and conferences you should know about: https://ksj.mit.edu/resource/being-a-science-journalist/networking/
Looking to make more connections in the field? Here are 15 societies and conferences you should know about: https://ksj.mit.edu/resource/being-a-science-journalist/networking/
October 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
There’s no substitute for meeting other science journalists and editors in person.
Looking to make more connections in the field? Here are 15 societies and conferences you should know about: https://ksj.mit.edu/resource/being-a-science-journalist/networking/
Looking to make more connections in the field? Here are 15 societies and conferences you should know about: https://ksj.mit.edu/resource/being-a-science-journalist/networking/
For reporters covering health and health science, here are some resources to bookmark:
How to:
🔘 Understand reports on trans youth health care
🔘 Report on EOs targeting trans Americans
🔘 Report on polls about trans issues
From TON and @transjournalists.org, here’s a free collection of resources for all journalists. 🧪 www.theopennotebook.com/resources-fo...
🔘 Understand reports on trans youth health care
🔘 Report on EOs targeting trans Americans
🔘 Report on polls about trans issues
From TON and @transjournalists.org, here’s a free collection of resources for all journalists. 🧪 www.theopennotebook.com/resources-fo...
October 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
For reporters covering health and health science, here are some resources to bookmark:
What's in weed these days?
ICYMI: Teresa Carr (KSJ '18) answered questions on Reddit about her investigation in to regulation of contamination and THC level reporting in the legal marijuana sector. undark.org/2025/07/16/c...
ICYMI: Teresa Carr (KSJ '18) answered questions on Reddit about her investigation in to regulation of contamination and THC level reporting in the legal marijuana sector. undark.org/2025/07/16/c...
October 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
What's in weed these days?
ICYMI: Teresa Carr (KSJ '18) answered questions on Reddit about her investigation in to regulation of contamination and THC level reporting in the legal marijuana sector. undark.org/2025/07/16/c...
ICYMI: Teresa Carr (KSJ '18) answered questions on Reddit about her investigation in to regulation of contamination and THC level reporting in the legal marijuana sector. undark.org/2025/07/16/c...
“The goal isn’t to romanticize ADHD. It’s to ensure that when we’re supporting people with this condition, we’re seeing the whole person, not just the problems.” Reporting by Sujata Gupta, 2018 KSJ fellow
People with ADHD may have an underappreciated advantage: Hypercuriosity
ADHD is officially a disorder of deficits in attention, behavior and focus. But patients point out upsides, like curiosity. Research is now catching up.
www.sciencenews.org
October 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
“The goal isn’t to romanticize ADHD. It’s to ensure that when we’re supporting people with this condition, we’re seeing the whole person, not just the problems.” Reporting by Sujata Gupta, 2018 KSJ fellow
"...a journalist looking at data in search of a story has many advantages."
@chriscmooney.bsky.social, 2010 KSJ fellow and Pulitzer Prize-winning climate reporter, shares on his Substack how he digs through data to find narrative.
@chriscmooney.bsky.social, 2010 KSJ fellow and Pulitzer Prize-winning climate reporter, shares on his Substack how he digs through data to find narrative.
The powerful connection between data and story
Part one of a two part essay on realizing the full potential of data journalism.
substack.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
"...a journalist looking at data in search of a story has many advantages."
@chriscmooney.bsky.social, 2010 KSJ fellow and Pulitzer Prize-winning climate reporter, shares on his Substack how he digs through data to find narrative.
@chriscmooney.bsky.social, 2010 KSJ fellow and Pulitzer Prize-winning climate reporter, shares on his Substack how he digs through data to find narrative.
Literal "hot garbage." @mslaurabliss.bsky.social (KSJ '23) and Rachael Dottle's reporting on US landfills is excellent, but what they found stinks
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202... (article from July)
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202... (article from July)
America’s Overheated Landfills Have Been Making People Sick
Beneath layers of waste, landfills around the US have been reaching scorching temperatures, spewing toxic gases and geysers of trash juice.
www.bloomberg.com
September 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Literal "hot garbage." @mslaurabliss.bsky.social (KSJ '23) and Rachael Dottle's reporting on US landfills is excellent, but what they found stinks
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202... (article from July)
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202... (article from July)
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“Our girls are still dead”: Camp Mystic parents successfully pushed for laws to protect kids at camp. But too late to save their own children. Beautifully told story by former @ksjatmit.bsky.social fellow @emfoxhall.bsky.social via @texastribune.org
“Our girls are still dead”: Camp Mystic parents pushed for laws to protect kids at camp. But their pain remains.
Two dads helped lead Camp Mystic parents to advocate for new camp rules in the Texas Legislature. What they wanted most was to have their daughters back.
www.texastribune.org
September 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
“Our girls are still dead”: Camp Mystic parents successfully pushed for laws to protect kids at camp. But too late to save their own children. Beautifully told story by former @ksjatmit.bsky.social fellow @emfoxhall.bsky.social via @texastribune.org
"A look at the ways companies damage our health—and that of future generations."
@pamelawrites.bsky.social (KSJ '24) helped launch Healthwire to bring the latest research on commercial determinants of health to a mainstream audience. @usrighttoknow.bsky.social
@pamelawrites.bsky.social (KSJ '24) helped launch Healthwire to bring the latest research on commercial determinants of health to a mainstream audience. @usrighttoknow.bsky.social
Healthwire
Investigating industry's impact on our health and future generations.
usrtk.org
September 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
"A look at the ways companies damage our health—and that of future generations."
@pamelawrites.bsky.social (KSJ '24) helped launch Healthwire to bring the latest research on commercial determinants of health to a mainstream audience. @usrighttoknow.bsky.social
@pamelawrites.bsky.social (KSJ '24) helped launch Healthwire to bring the latest research on commercial determinants of health to a mainstream audience. @usrighttoknow.bsky.social
Have you bookmarked the KSJ Science Editing Handbook yet? The Handbook is written by some of the most widely celebrated science editors and reporters working today (and it's free).
Available for free download in 7 languages at https://ksjhandbook.org/
Available for free download in 7 languages at https://ksjhandbook.org/
September 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Have you bookmarked the KSJ Science Editing Handbook yet? The Handbook is written by some of the most widely celebrated science editors and reporters working today (and it's free).
Available for free download in 7 languages at https://ksjhandbook.org/
Available for free download in 7 languages at https://ksjhandbook.org/