Siri Carpenter
@siricarpenter.bsky.social
Co-founder, executive director, & EIC of
@theopennotebook.bsky.social, journalist & editor, @Sciencewriters.org past president. siricarpenter@theopennotebook.com. She/her.
@theopennotebook.bsky.social, journalist & editor, @Sciencewriters.org past president. siricarpenter@theopennotebook.com. She/her.
🍾🎉🥰 Many thanks to our generous board members at @theopennotebook.bsky.social for creating this additional matching pool for the final hours of 2025. Donations made today will be matched by our board members!
Two BIG updates on @theopennotebook.bsky.social:
1. We had a $7,500 match fund and YOU MET THE MATCH!!!
2. Inspired by you, the board is stepping up, and pledging an additional $800 match for any donations TON gets today on 12/31.
Give today: www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...
1. We had a $7,500 match fund and YOU MET THE MATCH!!!
2. Inspired by you, the board is stepping up, and pledging an additional $800 match for any donations TON gets today on 12/31.
Give today: www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...
December 31, 2025 at 3:39 PM
🍾🎉🥰 Many thanks to our generous board members at @theopennotebook.bsky.social for creating this additional matching pool for the final hours of 2025. Donations made today will be matched by our board members!
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Fewer than 3% of journalists are trained to cover science, health or the environment. And access to that training is scarce and inequitable.
It's why @theopennotebook.bsky.social works so hard to create free resources anyone can use. Please donate if you can: www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...
It's why @theopennotebook.bsky.social works so hard to create free resources anyone can use. Please donate if you can: www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...
The Open Notebook's 15th Anniversary - The Open Notebook
For 15 years, The Open Notebook has been the trusted home for journalists worldwide who cover science. What started as an experiment to demystify the craft of science writing has grown into a vital, g...
www.theopennotebook.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Fewer than 3% of journalists are trained to cover science, health or the environment. And access to that training is scarce and inequitable.
It's why @theopennotebook.bsky.social works so hard to create free resources anyone can use. Please donate if you can: www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...
It's why @theopennotebook.bsky.social works so hard to create free resources anyone can use. Please donate if you can: www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...
We are SO CLOSE — we're just $33 away from making our matching goal this year! Thanks to matching donors like @sabs.bsky.social and many others for helping make this possible! www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...
December 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
We are SO CLOSE — we're just $33 away from making our matching goal this year! Thanks to matching donors like @sabs.bsky.social and many others for helping make this possible! www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...
If you’re thinking about year-end gifts & if you care about the work we do @theopennotebook.bsky.social, please consider making a donation to help keep our free training, mentoring & professional development resources going. We could use your help! 🧪 www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...
December 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
If you’re thinking about year-end gifts & if you care about the work we do @theopennotebook.bsky.social, please consider making a donation to help keep our free training, mentoring & professional development resources going. We could use your help! 🧪 www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...
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Re-upping this important guide today, from @tylersantora.bsky.social. 🧪 #transhealthcare #transhealth
How to Report on Healthcare for Trans Youth Accurately and Sensitively - The Open Notebook
Media coverage of healthcare for trans minors too often perpetuates stigma, fuels controversy, and misinforms the public. Journalists can counteract this pattern and report on this topic responsibly b...
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December 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Re-upping this important guide today, from @tylersantora.bsky.social. 🧪 #transhealthcare #transhealth
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Absolutely honored for my book to be featured on The Open Notebook this way! TON is an incredible resource for us science journalists, and for them to include details of my reporting for The Stronger Sex makes my heart smile. Thanks @skylerdware.bsky.social & @siricarpenter.bsky.social for this!
When she embarked on reporting her book, The Stronger Sex, @starrevartan.bsky.social knew her audience was people interested in female bodies. But reporting well meant doing so in the face of gaps and uncertainty in existing research. 🧪
Starre Vartan Explores the Understudied Power of the Female Body in The Stronger Sex - The Open Notebook
Growing up, Starre Vartan was often told to ask boys or men for help with physical labor, even when she knew she didn’t need it. In The Stronger Sex: What Science Tells Us About the Power of the Femal...
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December 16, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Absolutely honored for my book to be featured on The Open Notebook this way! TON is an incredible resource for us science journalists, and for them to include details of my reporting for The Stronger Sex makes my heart smile. Thanks @skylerdware.bsky.social & @siricarpenter.bsky.social for this!
Reposted by Siri Carpenter
Under the Trump administration, decimated health and science funding in the U.S. has become everyday news, leaving journalists with the challenge of what to cover and how to contextualize cuts for their audiences. Lucila Pinto spoke with @cmerref.bsky.social and others to bring you this guide. 🧪
How to Make Science and Health Funding Cuts Resonate with Readers - The Open Notebook
By tracking funding losses and finding angles that illustrate the impacts of those cuts beyond the numbers, journalists can give readers a deeper understanding of how fiscal decisions have profound co...
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December 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Under the Trump administration, decimated health and science funding in the U.S. has become everyday news, leaving journalists with the challenge of what to cover and how to contextualize cuts for their audiences. Lucila Pinto spoke with @cmerref.bsky.social and others to bring you this guide. 🧪
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Help us this giving season to continue strong providing these resources and more during the next 15 years. We’re proud of how far we’ve come—and know there’s so much more to do together—to support journalists worldwide. 🧪
The Open Notebook's 15th Anniversary - The Open Notebook
For 15 years, The Open Notebook has been the trusted home for journalists worldwide who cover science. What started as an experiment to demystify the craft of science writing has grown into a vital, g...
www.theopennotebook.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Help us this giving season to continue strong providing these resources and more during the next 15 years. We’re proud of how far we’ve come—and know there’s so much more to do together—to support journalists worldwide. 🧪
🧪 This is going to be a long one, friends. Buckle up.
This week I'm attending the World Conference of Science Journalists #WCSJ2025 in Pretoria, South Africa, and this gathering been an opportunity to get a close-up look at the dogged, fearless work of so many journalists all over the world—
This week I'm attending the World Conference of Science Journalists #WCSJ2025 in Pretoria, South Africa, and this gathering been an opportunity to get a close-up look at the dogged, fearless work of so many journalists all over the world—
December 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
🧪 This is going to be a long one, friends. Buckle up.
This week I'm attending the World Conference of Science Journalists #WCSJ2025 in Pretoria, South Africa, and this gathering been an opportunity to get a close-up look at the dogged, fearless work of so many journalists all over the world—
This week I'm attending the World Conference of Science Journalists #WCSJ2025 in Pretoria, South Africa, and this gathering been an opportunity to get a close-up look at the dogged, fearless work of so many journalists all over the world—
Reposted by Siri Carpenter
Really good, specialized #sciencejournalism is crucial for #publichealth and the advancement of knowledge, but not as easily found as it should be in most media. This is a cause worth supporting if you're able.
@theopennotebook.bsky.social
@theopennotebook.bsky.social
15 years ago, @theopennotebook.bsky.social started as a labor of love. Today, TON is a leading source of training, mentoring, & professional support for journalists worldwide. We need your help now more than ever. Please help make sure this critical work continues. Donations will be matched!
The Open Notebook's 15th Anniversary - The Open Notebook
For 15 years, The Open Notebook has been the trusted home for journalists worldwide who cover science. What started as an experiment to demystify the craft of science writing has grown into a vital, g...
www.theopennotebook.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Really good, specialized #sciencejournalism is crucial for #publichealth and the advancement of knowledge, but not as easily found as it should be in most media. This is a cause worth supporting if you're able.
@theopennotebook.bsky.social
@theopennotebook.bsky.social
✨Thank you✨ to @laurahelmuth.bsky.social for setting the bar so high in the How-to-Be-a-Person department. I love this reflection on how to say thank you. lastwordonnothing.com/2025/11/24/h...
The Last Word On Nothing | How to Say Thank You
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November 24, 2025 at 10:31 PM
✨Thank you✨ to @laurahelmuth.bsky.social for setting the bar so high in the How-to-Be-a-Person department. I love this reflection on how to say thank you. lastwordonnothing.com/2025/11/24/h...
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The Open Notebook is, says Miriam Vidal Valero, an invaluable source of information, a space for inspiration and connection, and a resource for tools to report with sensitivity. 🧪https://www.theopennotebook.com/15thanniversary/
November 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The Open Notebook is, says Miriam Vidal Valero, an invaluable source of information, a space for inspiration and connection, and a resource for tools to report with sensitivity. 🧪https://www.theopennotebook.com/15thanniversary/
Reposted by Siri Carpenter
On Dec. 3, @siricarpenter.bsky.social will join @kossibalao.bsky.social, @mmeagnes.bsky.social, Magali Reinert and Lesley Cowling for a panel at #WCSJ2025 focused on equipping reporters with the skills to report about science. www.wcsj2025.org/programme/se...
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
On Dec. 3, @siricarpenter.bsky.social will join @kossibalao.bsky.social, @mmeagnes.bsky.social, Magali Reinert and Lesley Cowling for a panel at #WCSJ2025 focused on equipping reporters with the skills to report about science. www.wcsj2025.org/programme/se...
15 years ago, @theopennotebook.bsky.social started as a labor of love. Today, TON is a leading source of training, mentoring, & professional support for journalists worldwide. We need your help now more than ever. Please help make sure this critical work continues. Donations will be matched!
The Open Notebook's 15th Anniversary - The Open Notebook
For 15 years, The Open Notebook has been the trusted home for journalists worldwide who cover science. What started as an experiment to demystify the craft of science writing has grown into a vital, g...
www.theopennotebook.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
15 years ago, @theopennotebook.bsky.social started as a labor of love. Today, TON is a leading source of training, mentoring, & professional support for journalists worldwide. We need your help now more than ever. Please help make sure this critical work continues. Donations will be matched!
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Reporters covering crime and public safety can strengthen their stories with scientific evidence. Here’s how to avoid common pitfalls and find ideas, resources and more. This week, the latest in our series of free Science Reporting Quick Tips, with @sciline.org. 🧪
Bringing Scientific Evidence into Any Beat: Crime and Public Safety - The Open Notebook
Daniel von Appen/Unsplash Just as police reports and witness accounts provide crucial information and context in stories about crime and public safety, scientific evidence similarly strengthens report...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Reporters covering crime and public safety can strengthen their stories with scientific evidence. Here’s how to avoid common pitfalls and find ideas, resources and more. This week, the latest in our series of free Science Reporting Quick Tips, with @sciline.org. 🧪
Reposted by Siri Carpenter
Many freelance journalists lean on writing-adjacent work, even outside journalism, to support their passion for reporting and writing, writes @bwfund.bsky.social early-career fellow @skylerdware.bsky.social in this story w/ @hannahseo.com, @kkdfv.bsky.social, @jtsangwrites.bsky.social, and others. 🧪
Diversifying Your Freelance Work for Stability and Joy - The Open Notebook
It’s difficult to make a living on freelance journalism alone. To support themselves and avoid burnout, some freelance science writers expand their portfolio to include work outside of written news re...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Many freelance journalists lean on writing-adjacent work, even outside journalism, to support their passion for reporting and writing, writes @bwfund.bsky.social early-career fellow @skylerdware.bsky.social in this story w/ @hannahseo.com, @kkdfv.bsky.social, @jtsangwrites.bsky.social, and others. 🧪
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You don’t need to be a science reporter to cover science well. The Science Reporting Navigator from The Open Notebook and @rjionline.bsky.social helps any reporter confidently incorporate scientific evidence, perspectives, or context into their reporting— regardless of background or deadline. 🧪
Science Reporting Navigator - The Open Notebook
Bring Scientific Evidence into Any Beat Every story is a science story. From education and public health to transportation and local policy, science intersects with every beat journalists cover. The S...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
You don’t need to be a science reporter to cover science well. The Science Reporting Navigator from The Open Notebook and @rjionline.bsky.social helps any reporter confidently incorporate scientific evidence, perspectives, or context into their reporting— regardless of background or deadline. 🧪
Thank you all of you who made @theopennotebook.bsky.social’s 15th birthday party at #SciWri25 so special! That was a night I’ll never forget. ❤️
November 9, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Thank you all of you who made @theopennotebook.bsky.social’s 15th birthday party at #SciWri25 so special! That was a night I’ll never forget. ❤️
I'm excited to join @laurenfeldman.bsky.social, @tracybaim.bsky.social, @timafranklin.bsky.social, & @columbiajournalism.bsky.social's Duy Linh Nguyen Tu for a @nationalacademies.org session on strategies for advancing high-quality science journalism. Thurs, 11/13 (1 PM ET). Register: bit.ly/3WJZGYW
November 8, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I'm excited to join @laurenfeldman.bsky.social, @tracybaim.bsky.social, @timafranklin.bsky.social, & @columbiajournalism.bsky.social's Duy Linh Nguyen Tu for a @nationalacademies.org session on strategies for advancing high-quality science journalism. Thurs, 11/13 (1 PM ET). Register: bit.ly/3WJZGYW
So far we've received applications from 49 countries for @theopennotebook.bsky.social's early-career fellowship. If you're looking for an intensive learning experience and the chance to work with the TON team, don't miss this chance! Deadline: tomorrow, 10/31. www.theopennotebook.com/early-career...
October 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM
So far we've received applications from 49 countries for @theopennotebook.bsky.social's early-career fellowship. If you're looking for an intensive learning experience and the chance to work with the TON team, don't miss this chance! Deadline: tomorrow, 10/31. www.theopennotebook.com/early-career...
I'm very much looking forward to this conversation at #SJF25 tomorrow with @scchak.bsky.social, @raminskibba.bsky.social and Emily Laber-Warren! It's at 11:20 ET. Join us!
We’re 2 days away from our panel at #SJF25, where @siricarpenter.bsky.social, @scchak.bsky.social, Emily Laber-Warren, and @raminskibba.bsky.social will explore reporting strategies and storytelling techniques that reinforce public trust in science. 🧪
How Journalists Reveal Science as a Human Process through Storytelling - Science Journalism Forum
This panel will explore how journalists can portray science as a human process, with all its uncertainties, challenges, and discoveries. Featuring contributors to The Open Notebook’s forthcoming book,...
sciencejf.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I'm very much looking forward to this conversation at #SJF25 tomorrow with @scchak.bsky.social, @raminskibba.bsky.social and Emily Laber-Warren! It's at 11:20 ET. Join us!
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We’re 2 days away from our panel at #SJF25, where @siricarpenter.bsky.social, @scchak.bsky.social, Emily Laber-Warren, and @raminskibba.bsky.social will explore reporting strategies and storytelling techniques that reinforce public trust in science. 🧪
How Journalists Reveal Science as a Human Process through Storytelling - Science Journalism Forum
This panel will explore how journalists can portray science as a human process, with all its uncertainties, challenges, and discoveries. Featuring contributors to The Open Notebook’s forthcoming book,...
sciencejf.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We’re 2 days away from our panel at #SJF25, where @siricarpenter.bsky.social, @scchak.bsky.social, Emily Laber-Warren, and @raminskibba.bsky.social will explore reporting strategies and storytelling techniques that reinforce public trust in science. 🧪
❗Reminder: The application deadline for the @theopennotebook.bsky.social early-career fellowship is this Friday, October 31. This fellowship is:
✅ Paid ($6,600)
✅ Part-time
✅ Remote
✅ Mentored
✅ Open to applicants anywhere in the world
Learn more here: www.theopennotebook.com/early-career...
✅ Paid ($6,600)
✅ Part-time
✅ Remote
✅ Mentored
✅ Open to applicants anywhere in the world
Learn more here: www.theopennotebook.com/early-career...
Early-Career Fellowship Program - The Open Notebook
Every year, The Open Notebook offers a paid, part-time fellowship program for early-career science journalists. This ten-month program offers fellows the opportunity to explore their career interests ...
www.theopennotebook.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
❗Reminder: The application deadline for the @theopennotebook.bsky.social early-career fellowship is this Friday, October 31. This fellowship is:
✅ Paid ($6,600)
✅ Part-time
✅ Remote
✅ Mentored
✅ Open to applicants anywhere in the world
Learn more here: www.theopennotebook.com/early-career...
✅ Paid ($6,600)
✅ Part-time
✅ Remote
✅ Mentored
✅ Open to applicants anywhere in the world
Learn more here: www.theopennotebook.com/early-career...
I'm proud to have @sisiwei.bsky.social as a member of @theopennotebook.bsky.social board of directors. She's brought so much wise perspective and great ideas to TON. Thank you for your generous service, Sisi!
TON "is hands down one of the most accessible, welcoming, and supportive organizations for journalists on the planet,” says board member @sisiwei.bsky.social. “It doesn't matter what beat you cover, or what kind of journalism you do ... TON has resources that can help you level up your work.” 🧪
Where to Get Started at The Open Notebook - The Open Notebook
We're proud to be able to offer so many resources to help science journalists improve their skills—and, we know it's a lot to take in! If you're wondering where to even begin on your TON journey, we h...
www.theopennotebook.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I'm proud to have @sisiwei.bsky.social as a member of @theopennotebook.bsky.social board of directors. She's brought so much wise perspective and great ideas to TON. Thank you for your generous service, Sisi!
Let's gooooo! $15K for 15 years! I'm thrilled by the support for @theopennotebook.bsky.social's 15th birthday! Your gifts will help us keep offering training & mentoring for journalists around the world. We're tiny and scrappy, so every dollar truly helps! www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...
October 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Let's gooooo! $15K for 15 years! I'm thrilled by the support for @theopennotebook.bsky.social's 15th birthday! Your gifts will help us keep offering training & mentoring for journalists around the world. We're tiny and scrappy, so every dollar truly helps! www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...