The Open Notebook is a nonprofit organization that helps journalists who cover science improve their skills.

Mission The Open Notebook fosters a supportive, diverse, and inclusive global community that enables reporters and editors who cover science to learn and thrive. We do this through training and …

When we started The Open Notebook in 2010, our goal was to provide journalists who cover science with tools and resources to help them sharpen their skills and build community. Over the years …

To tell a compelling story to readers, you first need to sell your idea to an editor. Our pitch database contains successful story pitches to a wide range of publications. Each pitch is accompanied by a […]

Feb 23, 2026 · The Open Notebook offers a paid, part-time fellowship program for early-career science journalists. During the course of this fellowship, fellows work with a mentor to plan, report, and write …

Welcome! You’re viewing The Open Notebook’s free, public database of journalists, writers, editors, and other communicators who cover science and related fields. The database currently contains 1895 …

Oct 23, 2024 · Fourteen years ago this week, The Open Notebook made its debut in the world. My friend and fellow science journalist Jeanne Erdmann and I wondered what it would look like if we took the …

“ The Open Notebook has become a science journalism textbook.” ~ Carl Zimmer, author, journalist for The New York Times, Scientific American, National Geographic, Discover, and others “ The Open …

The Open Notebook is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization that provides tools and resources to help journalists who cover science, health, and the environment sharpen their skills. Learn more about …

Oct 21, 2025 · Dear friends of The Open Notebook, Our birthday week is finally here! On Friday, October 24, TON turns FIFTEEN, and I’m thrilled to celebrate alongside you, our incredible …