UPCOMING:
Science Essentials for Political Reporters
August 4-6, 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa
Lead Contamination in Drinking Water
May 1, 2019 Online Media Briefing
Providing real-time access to knowledgeable and articulate scientific experts.
For Scientists
See how SciLine can connect journalists and other communicators with your work, and help ensure that public discourse and decision making are informed by methodically derived evidence.
For Journalists
Let SciLine help you find the right expert source so your story is accurate, insightful, and rich in context.
Evidence
SciLine helps you sort through the chaff of misinformation that can surround complex fields of science and points to experimentally derived evidence you can trust.
Context
SciLine goes to reliable, articulate sources for their measured take on breaking science news, providing professional perspective when you need it.
Our SiNGULAR GOAL
Strengthen journalistic coverage of scientific findings and inform public discourse with evidence.
SciLine is a new service for journalists being developed by the nonprofit American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general science membership organization.
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Organization
SciLine is led by a director with decades of experience in field and laboratory research, science journalism, and public affairs, and is staffed by experienced writers, editors, and communicators. A volunteer Advisory Board, consisting of scientists, general assignment and science reporters, and communications professionals regularly advises SciLine on strategy, development, and operations issues and to help ensure accuracy, quality, and impartiality.
