The Knight Science Journalism Program offers a range of journalism resources, including workshops and guides focused on science editing and fact-checking, compilations of web-based resources for budding journalists, and archival posts from the Program’s media analysis and criticism blog, “The Tracker.”
Science Editing Handbook
The insights, knowledge, tips, and resources all editors need to meet the highest standards for quality of science journalism. A product of the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT, the book is free to download and redistribute.
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Free fact-checking resources, including the “Find a Fact-Checker” database, a Fact-Checking 101 Teaching Module, and other materials designed for fact-checkers, reporters, writers, newsrooms, and journalism professors.
Learn MoreKavli Science Editing Workshops
KSJ hosts workshops that bring together journalists to explore the challenges, ethics, and opportunities in editing science stories and integrating science into daily journalism.
Learn MoreMoore Fact-Checking Workshops
KSJ hosts workshops that bring together copy editors and early-career journalists to learn about fact-checking, with a focus on science journalism.
Learn MoreKSJ Tracker
The KSJ Tracker was a pioneering science media analysis and criticism blog that ran from 2006 to 2015. In the archive, you will find posts on a wide range of topics in science journalism, from the controversial to the deliberative.
Browse ArticlesData Journalism Tools
KSJ has provided a collection of resources and tools for finding, analyzing, and presenting data — as well as further immersion into the field of data journalism.
View ResourceBeing a Science Journalist
Got questions about science journalism? The Knight Science Journalism program has compiled this list to provide an overview of everything from academic training programs to book-length guides.
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