Usha Lee McFarling
@usha.bsky.social
I direct the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT. Working hard to advance science journalism and support its practitioners at a time they are needed more than ever.
Congrats to @jasonmast.bsky.social @ericboodman.bsky.social and Erika Hayasaki on their awards too. Incredible reporters and people all. 🤩
November 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Congrats to @jasonmast.bsky.social @ericboodman.bsky.social and Erika Hayasaki on their awards too. Incredible reporters and people all. 🤩
tl;dr: We’re exhausted. Work is much harder with administration opaque and sources afraid to speak. But stakes are high and our work is critical. We need to find ways to get inside to report on what the administration is doing and track the toll. We also need to take care of ourselves.
November 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
tl;dr: We’re exhausted. Work is much harder with administration opaque and sources afraid to speak. But stakes are high and our work is critical. We need to find ways to get inside to report on what the administration is doing and track the toll. We also need to take care of ourselves.
Reposted by Usha Lee McFarling
Science writers are not all right y'all. We have been observing the full iceberg of doom drifting our way, we look like a conference of kicked dogs. We are also tough and incredibly clever and we ARE always solutions oriented. We're gonna fix this, we're gonna try. #SciWri25SOS
November 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Science writers are not all right y'all. We have been observing the full iceberg of doom drifting our way, we look like a conference of kicked dogs. We are also tough and incredibly clever and we ARE always solutions oriented. We're gonna fix this, we're gonna try. #SciWri25SOS
Many writers of long form science pieces write stories in chunks, interspersing characters with science or statistics. It's easier to write and digest. But Ferris said he resists this and tries hard to weave. "I'm always worried about stories that feel too blocky and not interconnected," he said.
November 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Many writers of long form science pieces write stories in chunks, interspersing characters with science or statistics. It's easier to write and digest. But Ferris said he resists this and tries hard to weave. "I'm always worried about stories that feel too blocky and not interconnected," he said.
This graphic from the story says it all:
October 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This graphic from the story says it all: