"Tim De Chant (‘19) arrived for his Knight Science Journalism fellowship with a vision: He didn’t want people to just talk about climate change, he wanted them to be able to do something about it. So he began laying the groundwork for Future Proof, a “Consumer Reports for the climate generation” that would help people lower […]
Alumni Notes: October 24, 2019
A year after its release, Marcia Bartusiak’s (‘95) recent collection of essays “Dispatches from Planet 3” is still reaping new plaudits. In October, the anthology was named a co-winner in the books category of the American Institute of Physics’ Science Communication Awards. Bartusiak will share the award with David Hu, who was recognized for “How […]
Alumni Notes: August 23, 2019
Ann Gibbons (‘88) was named the winner of the American Geophysical Union’s David Perlman Award for Excellence in Science Journalism, for her Science magazine piece “Eruption made 536 ‘the worst year to be alive.’” The prestigious Perlman award is given annually to a science news story published under deadline pressure of one week or less. […]
"Behind the Scenes of a Global Journalism Conference, With Yves Sciama
A Q&A with KSJ alumnus Yves Sciama (’14), who, as co-chair of the World Conference of Science Journalists programming committee, helped lead the effort to assemble a diverse, compelling lineup of panels and speakers.
Alumni Notes: June 28, 2019
The last thing Reto Schneider (’98) remembered, before his car veered off the Pacific Rim Highway and into a ditch, was his wife and his 13-year-old son sleeping peacefully in the back seat. Schneider, who was at the wheel, fell asleep too. By the time he woke up, the car had rolled over and the […]
"Alumni Spotlight: Ehsan Masood Unearths Untold Stories of the McCarthy Era
Masood’s efforts as a KSJ fellow have now borne fruit in the form of a captivating half-hour audio documentary called Surviving McCarthy, which aired last month on BBC radio.