Science News wins awards
Science News continues to be recognized for its excellence in science journalism. Hard on the heels of having won FOLIO Magazine鈥檚 2013 Eddie award for Best Single Article, Science News swept the awards of the DC Science Writers Association鈥檚 Newsbrief competition.
With more than 60 entries in the competition, Science News took first place and both honorable mentions. Staff writer Meghan Rosen won the competition for her news piece 鈥淧aralyzed rats relearn to pee.鈥� Honorable mentions went to molecular biology writer Tina Hesman Saey and physics writer Andrew Grant for their news articles 鈥淢ole sniffs the world in stereo鈥� and 鈥淪ingle electron caught in action,鈥� respectively.
In addition, was chosen as one of 10 Official Honorees in the Science category of the 18th Annual . From Webby: 鈥淲ith 12,000 entries received from all 50 US states and over 60 countries, the Official Honoree distinction is awarded to the top 20 percent of all work entered that exhibits remarkable achievement.鈥�
In addition to the honors, Science News has begun syndication agreements with the Washington Post and Business Insider, allowing the magazine鈥檚 reporting to reach many more readers.
Each of those publications publishes one or a few Science News articles every month. For instance, Business Insider recently published Rosen鈥檚 article 鈥溾�� and the Washington Post published behavioral sciences writer Bruce Bower鈥檚 鈥�.鈥�
