01/12/2022
By Lynne Schaufenbil

Please join the Lowell Center for Space Science & Technology for a virtual talk by Monica Young, Ph,D., News Editor at Sky & Telescope on Thursday, Jan. 20 from 11 a.m. until noon.

Abstract: Take this short course in science journalism to understand how science writers (particularly those at Sky & Telescope) choose, frame, and fact-check their stories.

Bio: As Sky & Telescope's News Editor, Monica Young commissions, writes, and edits online and feature articles on the latest news in astronomy science, observing, and technology. Monica joined S&T staff in 2012, after completing a Ph.D. in astronomy at Boston University, with research conducted at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, and a postdoc at Penn State.

If you are interested in attending, please contact Lynne_Schaufenbil@uml.edu for the Zoom link.