Council for the Advancement of Science Writing

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CASW News SciWri25 to be held in Chicago Annual meeting will take place Nov 7-9
News CASW co-launches Climate News Task Force Initiative brings together 11 climate newsrooms
News Journalism organizations call for restoration of public data CASW joins AHCJ, NASW, SEJ, and the Uproot Project in contacting federal agencies
Awards & Fellowships Submissions open for 2025 awards, fellowships CASW to select seven graduate fellows, three award-winners
New Horizons in Science 2024 New Horizons Newsroom is live CASW fellows covered ScienceWriters2024

Awards & Fellowships

Anna Gibbs awarded Taylor/Blakeslee mentored science journalism project fellowship Freelance journalist Anna Gibbs has been awarded a Taylor/Blakeslee Mentored Science Journalism Project Fellowship to pursue a feature story about an ...

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Richard Harris elected CASW president The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing has elected Richard Harris as its next president. Harris was a science correspondent at NPR for 35 ...

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CASW recognizes World Press Freedom Day On World Press Freedom Day, the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing is expressing its unwavering support for Press Freedom United’s ...

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ScienceWriters2025 to be held in Chicago November 7-9 The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing and the National Association of Science Writers are excited to announce that ScienceWriters2025 wil...

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Joint statement from CASW and NASW on ScienceWriters2025 The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW) is updating the science-writing community about a change regarding this year’s conference,...

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CASW co-launches Climate News Task Force Editor’s note: This post was updated on 4/21/2025 to reflect that The Xylom has joined the Climate News Task Force. Twelve climate newsrooms a...