People before protons: How to pitch a science story
by Monte Stewart Tim Lougheed has been guarding his secret for years. If he has his way, editors will never pry it out of him. “To other people, I will call myself a science writer,” he said. “If I’m selling a story, I will never use that term.” And Lougheed is adamant that he will […]
Posted on July 28, 2020 at 8:55 pm by editor · LEAVE A COMMENT · Tagged with: Advice, science writing, writing advice
Tricks of the trade: clever tips for finding stories at conferences
by Lesley Evans Ogden How do you nab great stories at conferences? That’s a question I’ve been toying with a lot lately, because in late December 2015, I had the opportunity to attend The Society For Marine Mammalogy Conference in San Francisco. There, I was one of 14 COMPASS Journalist Fellows scouring the scene […]
Posted on January 13, 2016 at 9:00 am by editor · LEAVE A COMMENT · Tagged with: Advice, conferences, pitching, science writing
