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Laura Helmuth Retweeted
Deadline alert! Apply to @highcountrynews's 6-mo internship or fellowship program by Nov.1. Moving stipend, weekly stipend, and housing included. An interest in science writing is a plus. https://www.hcn.org/about/internships …Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
This is important and most people don't know it: Nutritional supplements are not tested for safety or effectiveness, and in a lot of cases they're contaminated with real and/or dangerous drugs. By
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RIP Thomas A. Steitz, one of the scientists who found that the ribosome is a ribozyme. By
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Laura Helmuth Retweeted
Get advice from me,
@carmendrahl and@ljevanso on how to optimize twitter for science communication#scicomm#sciwri18@laurahelmuth http://ow.ly/AFjS30le3DV pic.twitter.com/qgTprwFK8gThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Finally, thanks to everyone who has put so much time and thought into these questions. My advice is to vote NO on the officer amendment and YES on the signatures amendment and work with the board and committees to find better ways to improve our leadership structure.
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Several people have asked how to change their vote. You can do that TODAY by emailing director@nasw.org to get a fresh voting link, or in person Saturday morning at the business meeting (your paper ballot there will override any earlier electronic vote).
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Here’s how to vote on the amendments, either TODAY (Friday the 12th) online or in person Saturday morning at the business meeting. Voting ends at the conclusion of the business meeting. https://www.nasw.org/2018bylawvoting
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The second amendment, to revise the number of signatures necessary for a petition, was proposed by the NASW Governance Committee and endorsed by the board. This is a basic good-governance proposal that would put NASW in line with similar organizations. https://www.nasw.org/signatureamendment2018 …
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A letter signed by 81 (and counting) NASW members opposes the proposed officer amendment: https://medium.com/@marynmck/opposing-a-bylaws-change-at-the-national-association-of-science-writers-42c0868dfe17 … led by
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The Council for the Advancement of
@ScienceWriting points out that approving the amendment could interfere with our ability to find host sites for our joint meetings: http://casw.org/sites/default/files/CASW%20ExComm%20to%20Laura%20Helmuth%20Sept%202018.pdf … signed by@b0yle@robinlloyd99@rrichardh@betsymason@russellcrisShow this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
The NASW Governance Committee chairs
@MoNScience &@mbloudoff respond to the PIO letter here and warn against approving the amendment: https://www.nasw.org/GovComresponseShow this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
The NASW PIO committee makes the case for the proposed officer amendment here: https://www.nasw.org/article/pio-committee-supports-opening-nasw-officer-positions-all-regular-members … led by chairs Michael Newman & Kelly Tyrrell
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For historical reference, here’s the last NASW Board’s consensus statement against the amendment when it was offered two years ago: https://www.nasw.org/article/nasw-board-statement-proposed-amendment …
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Here’s the NASW Board statement opposing the officer requirement amendment. It was signed by 14 of 15 current board members and officers. (As anybody who has ever been part of a decision-making body knows, achieving consensus is hard.) https://www.nasw.org/2018boardmajority …
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First, what are we voting on and why and … wait … didn’t we already vote on the first proposed amendment? Here’s an introductory FAQ: https://www.nasw.org/fall2018bylaws signed by
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National Association of
@ScienceWriters members: Here’s everything you need to know (and then some!) about our proposed amendments vote, with all the relevant links & instructions for voting or changing your vote. Thanks very much for reading and/or sharing this thread.Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Laura Helmuth Retweeted
I'm so proud to work with
@KarenAttiah - she has done so much to inform the world about ##JamalKhashoggi. It was hard to come to work today. This has been very hard for all of us at@PostOpinions. We thank you for supporting us in demanding answers and accountability.https://twitter.com/KarenAttiah/status/1050425639260626947 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Laura Helmuth Retweeted
Are you a
#freelancer and a parent? The NASW Freelance Committee is exploring what resources would be most helpful for freelance@ScienceWriters who are parents! NASW members can complete a short survey here to contribute to this initiative:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkrso2bcmYq-wmNJIWoJ7cmWbeiUXdYYnI_uE65GM8TBR59Q/viewform?usp=sf_link …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Laura Helmuth Retweeted
NASW is committed to providing a professional environment at all of our events, so they can be a respectful, harassment-free environment for all in our community. Review our policy here, and enjoy your
#SciWri18 weekend in Washington DC! http://sciencewriters2018.org/policies pic.twitter.com/iOkmxsPORM
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Laura Helmuth Retweeted
My 101-year-old grandmother Toshiko died three weeks ago. We are cleaning out her home and I found these relics from their time in the Topaz, Utah, relocation camps in WWII—my grandfather’s WRA cards, my father’s school essay years later and the Topaz Times camp newspaper.pic.twitter.com/iVMy14fdrN
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