Washington, D.C.-based journalist

Joined June 2009
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26 Feb 2024
So great to meet you too @lizSzabo!
25 Feb 2024
Thanks to Liz Seegert for inviting me to speak to a group of outstanding reporters today at the Journalism & Women Symposium's Health Journalism Fellowship. Go @womenjournos! So great to finally meet Liz, @barav @RhituC and @jessiehellmann in person.
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25 Jan 2024
Looking for a refresher on covering polls or new to political reporting? Join @NPCInstitute's free webinar tomorrow (Jan. 31) on covering polls: tinyurl.com/4557yuzh

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30 Nov 2023
Come hear @jbey, @jon_fischer @teresawiltz, @patrick_hruby, @AnjumanAli3, @julietmbeverly about what pitches they are looking for and @KatherineLewis on how to run a freelance business.
Journalists: Come meet editors in the DC area who are accepting freelance articles 📰 On 12/8 at @PressClubDC, you'll learn strategies for winning pitches, managing freelancing as a business & building the writer and editor relationship. pressclubinstitute.org/event…
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NEW PRICE! Join us at @PressClubDC for a workshop designed for freelance journalists & those interested in starting a freelance business. Learn strategies for pitching, managing finances & working with editors. Tickets on sale: pressclubinstitute.org/event…
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Thank you @StateDept for giving me the opportunity to narrate your digital story AND for clarifying which character I played in that space movie. 🙏❤️👍 stories.state.gov/space

Science fiction is becoming jaw-dropping fact, largely thanks to collaboration among many nations. Launch into a real-life space adventure with @MarkHamill, who played Luke Skywalker in Star Wars, in our latest digital story: stories.state.gov/space
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LIVE NOW: The Czech Republic is signing the #Artemis Accords, joining more than 20 nations from all over the world committed to the peaceful and safe exploration of space: nasa.gov/live
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8 Mar 2023
I am moderating a panel at the Association of Health Care Journalists - Health Journalism 2023. Please check out my panel if you're attending the event! #HJ23 - via #Whova event app
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27 Feb 2023
RT @j_g_allen: A.2. Today's news from WSJ/DOE doesn't confirm group #1 (zoonotic) nor does it confirm group #2 (lab); rather, about the onl…
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Yesterday, the Coronavirus Vaccines R&D Roadmap was released. Its an important document summarizing steps that need to be taken to have better coronavirus vaccines in the future. A great tool for policymakers to direct funding. cvr.cidrap.umn.edu/
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There seems to be a translation error from Khmer to English. The report below (in khmer) states there are 12 contacts to the index case and 4 amongst those 12 report flu like symptoms. m.freshnewsasia.com/index.ph…
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If you're worrying about the report suggesting there have been 12 new confirmed cases of H5N1 in Cambodia, please see this.
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#H5N1 #birdflu is garnering headlines galore. I'm not here to tell you H5 isn't a dangerous virus. But how likely it is to ever be able to spread easily among people isn't currently knowable. Few people alive know more about H5 than @CDCgov's Tim Uyeki. cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/spotlig…

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10 Feb 2023
Health journalists: Looking for resources to cover avian flu - H5N1? See my post for @AHCJ with context and experts to call: bit.ly/3Yp9tTI

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10 Feb 2023
Join us for our webinar today at 2 PM ET.
Interested in the latest research on long COVID? Join @barav for a webinar with the #NIH's Dr. Gary Gibbons on Feb. 10, 2 p.m. ET. healthjournalism.org/calenda…
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Interested in the latest research on long COVID? Join @barav for a webinar with the #NIH's Dr. Gary Gibbons on Feb. 10, 2 p.m. ET. healthjournalism.org/calenda…
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Interested in the latest research on long COVID? Join @barav for a webinar with the #NIH's Dr. Gary Gibbons on Feb. 10, 2 p.m. ET. healthjournalism.org/calenda…
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I'm thrilled that a 2nd edition of @Open_Notebook's book THE CRAFT OF SCIENCE WRITING will be published by @UChicagoPress! This expanded edition will include chapters by @edyong209 @carlzimmer @laurahelmuth @rpocisv @alexwitze @sarahzhang, @wudanyan & MANY others! (1/n)
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26 Jan 2023
Interesting interview @HarvardPublic_H magazine with @KizzyPhD a rock star in virology, who now has her own research lab: forbit.ly/3jd3i5x

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