Knight Science Journalism Program announces 2023-24 fellows
Hailing from seven countries and five continents, 10 mid-career journalists join a storied program at MIT.
Hailing from seven countries and five continents, 10 mid-career journalists join a storied program at MIT.
Abdullahi Tsanni wants to broaden understanding and expand coverage of science research in Africa.
The national award from the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT recognizes The Charlotte Observer and the Raleigh News & Observer for their series, “Big Poultry.”
“The Hunt for Planet B” follows Seager and others on their search for extraterrestrial life; three other nominated films feature MIT affiliates.
Twenty-one distinguished journalists will probe issues ranging from environmental justice and maternal health to threatened grasslands and endangered megafauna.
The Sharon Begley-STAT Science Reporting Fellowship aims to support early-career science journalists of color.
Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT also recognizes reporting from The Boston Globe, Detroit Free Press, The Arizona Republic, and Boston’s WBUR.
Both free resources are part of an update of the program's website.
Journalists will delve into issues including racial bias and race-based health disparities, institutional responses to Covid-19, and the impacts of climate change.
MIT professor and writer examines the large-scale reaction to our new public health crisis.
Judges praise “Ahead of the Fire” for taking a local issue and showing “why it was relevant to everyone in the country.”
Award honoring local and regional science journalism will go to a reporting team from the Charleston Post and Courier.
Science “pushes me to constantly go out of my comfort zone,” says director of MIT’s science writing program.
"We’ve seen too many journalists confuse not taking sides with not calling out liars and frauds," says MIT researcher and author.
MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing and Program in Science, Technology, and Society honor Schwartz for her essay on the history of synthetic penicillin.