Freelancing for Journalists

Science and Technology Journalism

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Episode notes

In our journalism specialism season we speak to science and technology reporter Chris Baraniuk who regularly writes for the BBC, New Scientist, BMJ, the Economist and Wired.

Chris discusses how to write about complex issues when you have no scientific background and how he comes up with story ideas like farming fish on the moon.

The guest

https://chrisbaraniuk.com/

https://twitter.com/chrisbaraniuk

Fishing on the moon article https://hakaimagazine.com/news/the-plan-to-rear-fish-on-the-moon/

Energy poverty article https://www.bmj.com/content/383/bmj.p2695

Young naturalist article https://knowablemagazine.org/article/mind/2021/health-benefits-nature

Recommendation

Diary of a Young Naturalist https://www.amazon.co.uk/Diary-Young-Naturalist-Dara-McAnulty/dp/1908213795

Confessions of a drone warrior https://www.gq.com/story/drone-uav-pilot-assassination