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Learn strategies for combatting misinformation, disinformation, and conspiracy theories about vaccines in your reporting with our new tip sheet. bit.ly/48Oba55

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Reporting on common vaccine conspiracies and misinformation - SciLine
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November 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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ICYMI: We recently hosted a reporter training on how to cover vaccines effectively and accurately in 2025. Reporters can request the recording to learn what research indicates are the most effective ways of sharing that information. bit.ly/4nz3sj5

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Vaccines in the news: What to cover and how - SciLine
Join our webinar to explore vaccine safety and efficacy. Equip yourself with insights to enhance your reporting and address vaccine hesitancy effectively.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Do you want to be better prepared for your next interview with a scientist for a news story? Check out our tip sheet, in partnership with @theopennotebook.bsky.social, for advice on how to best prepare and conduct your interviews. bit.ly/42C0V0t

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Interviewing scientist sources - SciLine
Discover effective strategies for interviewing scientists. Learn how to select the right sources, craft clear requests, and prepare insightful questions for successful interviews.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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One of our latest tip sheets aims to provide a background on vaccine mandates in the U.S. and how to report on them accurately, responsibly and thoughtfully for your audiences. Check out this free resource, bookmark, and share with a fellow journalist: bit.ly/4miIzI5

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Covering vaccine mandates and policy in a polarized community - SciLine
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November 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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When covering vaccines, taking the time to understand why some people are vaccine hesitant can help reporters avoid perpetuating false narratives. Learn about why this helps to prevent misinformation spread and forge connections with readers: bit.ly/3LoGXzF

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For journalists covering vaccines, advice on understanding hesitancy - SciLine
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November 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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The 2026 Stop Campus Hazing Act is coming. How can colleges prepare? How can families talk about hazing? Our free TV bundle helps newsrooms cover the story. Check out the VOSOT, soundbite, raw video, & log with timecodes from our Q&A with Dr. Pietro Sasso, Ph.D.: bit.ly/46VTZ07
November 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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TODAY: Join our expert briefing (2-3 p.m. ET) and learn about participant data, SNAP's impact on nutrition, and more from Dr. Diane Schanzenbach (Georgetown), Dr. Craig Gundersen (Baylor), and Dr. Lindsay Haynes-Maslow (UNC).

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What SNAP delays could mean for health and hunger - SciLine
Discover how SNAP delays affect millions of Americans with SciLine's briefing on participation trends, food insecurity, and the program's vital role in nutrition.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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THURSDAY: Join our expert briefing (2-3 p.m. ET) and learn about participant data, SNAP's impact on nutrition, and more from Dr. Diane Schanzenbach (Georgetown), Dr. Craig Gundersen (Baylor), and Dr. Lindsay Haynes-Maslow (UNC).

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November 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Reporters—covering vaccine hesitancy? It's important to avoid the temptation to think of vaccine-hesitant individuals or groups as a monolith. Our tip sheet shares tips on how to connect with them to share evidence-based research: bit.ly/439lJfp
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November 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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As newsrooms shrink and “news deserts” grow, maintaining strong, well-supported reporting on science is increasingly urgent. On 11/13, from 1-2:30 ET, TON’s @siricarpenter.bsky.social will participate in a @nationalacademies.org panel on science journalism's challenges and pathways fForward. More 👇
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November 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Ahead of this month's COP30 summit in Brazil, billionaire investor Bill Gates is advising world leaders that global warming "will not lead to humanity’s demise."

Is he right?
November 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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“I think it’s important to share knowledge as journalists with each other” on how to do this work well, @mariaparazorose.bsky.social tells @willvh.bsky.social, “so that media is better at large.” She and other journalists share how to report well on communities to which they don’t belong. 🧪
Outside In: Covering Communities as an Outsider - The Open Notebook
Plenty of important science stories happen in communities where some people, for a variety of valid reasons, might be hesitant to talk to journalists coming from outside their borders or culture. That...
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November 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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One of our latest tip sheets aims to provide a background on vaccine mandates in the U.S. and how to report on them accurately, responsibly and thoughtfully for your audiences. Check out this free resource, bookmark, and share with a fellow journalist: bit.ly/4miIzI5
Covering vaccine mandates and policy in a polarized community - SciLine
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November 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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When covering vaccines, taking the time to understand why some people are vaccine hesitant can help reporters avoid perpetuating false narratives. Learn about why this helps to prevent misinformation spread and forge connections with readers: bit.ly/3LoGXzF
For journalists covering vaccines, advice on understanding hesitancy - SciLine
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October 31, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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ICYMI: Our Q&A with @turban.bsky.social (UCSF) discussing the research on the scientifically discredited practice of conversion therapy is ready for reporters to freely use in news stories. For VOSOT, soundbite & request for raw video & full transcript: bit.ly/4qBsAbA
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October 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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ICYMI: We recently hosted a reporter training on how to cover vaccines effectively and accurately in 2025. Reporters can request the recording to learn what research indicates are the most effective ways of sharing that information. bit.ly/4nz3sj5

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October 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Covering GLP1 medication use in fighting childhood obesity? How about the role of inactivity and ultra-processed foods? Join our expert briefing on Oct. 30 (3-4 p.m. ET) to hear from Dr. Lauren Fiechtner, Dr. Jennifer Sacheck, and Dr. Vibha Singhal.

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October 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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ICYMI: Our Q&A with Dr. Peyton Thompson (UNC) on the science behind the effectiveness & safety of the Hepatitis B vaccine for infants is available for reporters to use for free in news stories. VOSOT, soundbite, raw video & log with timecodes: bit.ly/48Tk69f

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October 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Covering GLP1 medication use in fighting childhood obesity? How about the role of inactivity and ultra-processed foods? Join our expert briefing on Oct. 30 (3-4 p.m. ET) to hear from Dr. Lauren Fiechtner, Dr. Jennifer Sacheck, and Dr. Vibha Singhal.

Register: bit.ly/4nug9eP
October 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Ever wish you had quick access to tips for covering policies that involve science or health, or for conducting interviews with researchers?

Good news! The Open Notebook and @sciline.org have put together this series of quick tips for journalists on any beat. 🧪
Science Reporting Quick Tips - The Open Notebook
To help local journalists who wish to incorporate scientific evidence and perspectives into their stories, The Open Notebook and SciLine have teamed up to distill key science reporting skills into a s...
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October 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Learn strategies for combatting misinformation, disinformation, and conspiracy theories about vaccines in your reporting with our new tip sheet. bit.ly/48Oba55

#SciComm #PublicHealth #journalism #news
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October 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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ICYMI: Dr. Laura Payne spoke with us about how access to and use of parks & outdoor spaces help improve mental health. If your viewers are looking for ways to reduce stress, request this free tv bundle with raw video, soundbite, VOST & more. bit.ly/4ojahGG

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October 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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As the USDA announces that no federal #SNAP benefits will be distributed on Nov. 1, our Q&A with Dr. Hilary Seligman can help reporters cover this localizable story. To request free full raw video, log with timecodes, transcript & soundbite: bit.ly/4nrtncq
October 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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When covering vaccines, taking the time to understand why some people are vaccine hesitant can help reporters avoid perpetuating false narratives. Learn about why this helps to prevent misinformation spread and forge connections with readers: bit.ly/3LoGXzF

#SciComm #journalism #PublicHealth
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October 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Covering vaccines? Our new Reporting Resource has advice from experts to help journalists report on the science of vaccines with accuracy, responsibility, and confidence. bit.ly/47krpEm

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Covering vaccines: Understand the science, be thoughtful about framing - SciLine
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October 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM