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The NASW incorporated in 1955, pledging itself to "foster the dissemination of accurate information regarding science through all media normally devoted to informing the public". Leaders of the NASW have been freelance and staff reporters for a majority of US newspapers, wire services, magazines,
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to "to provide recognition — without subsidy from any professional or commercial interest — for investigative or interpretive reporting about the sciences and their impact on modern society". The organization considers granting awards in seven categories: books, commentary, science reporting,
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and reporters. The mission of NASW is "to to improve the craft of science journalism and to promote good science reportage". It has been called, "the nation's oldest and largest professional association for science writers".
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At a mid-September Cleveland meeting, additional charter members, including staff members of newspapers, were F. B. Coulton, Watson Davis, Victor Henderson, Thomas R. Henry,
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As of 2024, the organization reported having 2,478 members, 217 affiliates, and 434 students (3,129 total).
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formed NASW as a press association with Dietz as its president.
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science features, long-form narratives, and series.
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NASW was awarded the Clement Cleveland medal of the
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Index

ScienceWriters
Cassandra Willyard
Tinsley Davis
https://www.nasw.org/
journalists
John J. O'Neill
William L. Laurence
Howard W. Blakeslee
Gobind Behari Lal
David Dietz
Waldemar Kaempffert
Albert Einstein
Times Union
American Society for the Control of Cancer
Science in Society Awards
Board of Editors in the Life Sciences
Council for the Advancement of Science Writing
The Open Notebook
"The National Association of Science Writers (NASW)"
"MIT will be the hub of the universe for science writers this October"
Science on the Air: Popularizers and Personalities on Radio and Early Television
ISBN
978-0-226-46695-8
The New York Times


"Science Writers Organize"
"Einstein Seems to Upset His Own Relativity Theory"
"Science Writers Honered"
"About the National Association of Science Writers Inc"

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