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We grow science with words. Gen-Z-led nonprofit exploring the communities influencing and shaped by science. Proud https://journa.host/@INN/ https://journa.host/@coveringclimate / LION Publishers newsroom.

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thexylom, (edited ) to science
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So here's the deal: We currently have 2,522 (and counting) followers on Twitter, and we want to exceed that on Mastodon before our Editor-in-Chief @alexip718 heads to Colorado for ScienceWriters23 conference in one month. Can you help us get there?

thexylom, (edited ) to journalism
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For Friday, here's some great and -related accounts to follow on the (no bots!) In alphabetical order:

@arstechnica
@AnnualReviews
@BBC_News_Labs
@damemagazine
@dw_innovation
@flatwaterfreepress
@HorizonMass
@insideclimatenews
@longreads
@mnreformer
@NewsDesk
@ProPublica
@restofworld
@RollingStone
@TheConversationUS
@thetyee
@TucsonSentinel
@UnicornRiot
@Windspeaker

Just a few of our favs. What are yours?

thexylom, to journalism
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It's Friday! At our one-year Mastodon anniversary, we're about to have more followers on here than on X :)

Some great and -related accounts to follow on the (no bots!) :

@arstechnica
@AnnualReviews
@BBC_News_Labs
@damemagazine
@dw_innovation
@flatwaterfreepress
@HorizonMass
@insideclimatenews
@longreads
@mnreformer
@NewsDesk
@ProPublica
@TexasObserver
@TheConversationUS
@thetyee
@TucsonSentinel
@UnicornRiot
@Windspeaker

thexylom, to journalism
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Hello everyone, it's Friday! We have a new story for you:

Although hormone therapy has helped menstruators regulate their periods and avoid pregnancies when used as intended, women in India have been coerced to take these pills to "purify" themselves to attend religious functions.

Read more from Sneha Khedkar:

https://www.thexylom.com/post/if-your-cycle-is-normal-why-play-with-it

thexylom, to science
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Hello ! We whittled 35 applicants down to one... Introducing our Newsroom Fellow Shreya Agrawal! 👋🏾👋🏾👋🏾

Shreya started USC Annenberg Media's Earth Desk and was their Rural Climate Reporting Fellow in Southeast Oregon. She will join us in early September.

This Newsroom Fellowship is only made possible thanks to you and the Google News Equity Fund. Support the future of science writing: https://opencollective.com/thexylom

thexylom, to fediverse
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Hello, ! It's great to be with you this Friday on the .

Thanks to a generous reader, we now have five (5) Bluesky invite codes to give out to the first five people who reply with a screenshot of any donation to The Xylom.

Get a friend off Twitter, and support our nonprofit science reporting!

https://opencollective.com/thexylom

thexylom, to Atlanta
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As the first half of the year comes to a close, here's what our readers, peers, and elected officials are saying about The Xylom's "Cop City" coverage 👇👇👇

https://www.thexylom.com/post/fact-checking-the-city-of-atlanta-s-claims-on-cop-city

thexylom, (edited ) to fediverse
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Happy Friday, a day when we highlight great publications on the and some of our most important stories.

To wrap up , we have an interview with Christine Wilkinson, Ph.D., whose research addresses human-wildlife conflict from Kenya to California!

https://www.thexylom.com/post/hyena-helpers-for-human-predator-harmony

thexylom, to nigeria
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Check out our newest story in the @soljourno Story Tracker, " “We Are Suffering”: Despite Steps Taken, Gas Flaring Still Threatens Livelihoods in Niger Delta" by Ekpali Saint:

https://www.thexylom.com/post/we-are-suffering-despite-steps-taken-gas-flaring-still-threatens-livelihoods-in-niger-delta

thexylom, to Wisconsin
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature on Wednesday voted to stop Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ administration from requiring seventh graders to be vaccinated against meningitis.

https://apnews.com/article/republicans-wisconsin-meningitis-chickenpox-vaccine-mandates-5d0b774f8832e75ab8e40e96f7e583c7

thexylom, to india
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PERSPECTIVE: When Manasvi Verma moved over 8,000 miles from New Delhi, India to St. Louis, she ate less of her Dadi's kadhi, but more of her roommate's mom's chicken noodle casserole. How has that changed her from the inside out and the outside in?

https://www.thexylom.com/post/a-journey-through-my-microbiome-an-immigrant-s-perspective-on-a-changing-gut

thexylom, to random
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The Xylom exists to grow science with words. But we couldn't do this without you.

On (or as we like to call ), we aim to get 25 new donors. Can you help us meet our goal?

Give today and we'll thank you here: https://opencollective.com/thexylom

thexylom, to journalism
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Hello everyone, it's Friday, and we got a shoutout in @niemanlab Predictions for Journalism, 2024!

From our real-time line-item budget to completely rebuilding our audience on Mastodon and supporting a young, diverse crop of journalists, we've shown time and time again that we are the future of news. We're glad that our effort is recognized by Michael Greshko and the Nieman Lab.

https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/12/science-journalism-has-its-defector-moment/

“We're starting to see flickers of this DIY energy within corners of science media. The nonprofit Gen-Z newsroom The Xylom, founded by Alex Ip, covers subjects such as climate and COVID- 19 through a distinctly global lens; by its measure, it's the only North American news outlet that regularly publishes science stories in Nepali.”

thexylom, (edited ) to journalism
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Hello everyone, it's Friday! If you learned about us via the New York Times, welcome!

Allow us to reintroduce ourselves: We are a Gen-Z-run, nonprofit newsroom covering the communities influencing and being shaped by science.

A special shoutout to our friend @coloradosun, who also made it onto the list!

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/22/briefing/local-journalism.html?unlocked_article_code=1.H00.yv-z.858ikLGIo2tu&hpgrp=k-abar&smid=url-share

thexylom, to hongkong
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Hello y'all! On Friday we have some good news to share: Contributor Crystal Chow, who is a recipient of the NPF’s 2023 Covering Rare Diseases Fellowship! This is how we grow science with words.

We are looking forward to publishing Crystal's report about Angelman Syndrome (AS) and health disparity in Hong Kong.

thexylom, to science
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WE ARE HIRING A NEWSROOM FELLOW!

This fellowship, funded in part by the Google News Equity Fund, is a one-year, part-time position (8-10 hours/week) with a salary range starting at $8,000 and a flexible start date between mid-August and early September 2023. Preference will be given to candidates with ties to Atlanta or the American Southeast, but we will consider remote applicants.

Apply here by July 7th: https://www.thexylom.com/post/now-hiring-we-re-looking-for-a-newsroom-fellow

thexylom, to science
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Applications for the AAAS Mass Media Fellowship are open!

For the past four years, we've sent contributors to the Fellowship and we're proud to see their growth.

Check out past fellows' essays about what it's like to spend a summer doing science writing in newsrooms across the nation:

https://www.thexylom.com/read/categories/science-writing

thexylom, (edited ) to nigeria
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NEW: Nigeria has reduced its gas flaring by a third since 2019. But that is a function of reduced oil production levels, not of any regulatory success.

Ekpali Saint speaks to Niger Delta residents who are bearing the brunt of environmental health impacts:

https://www.thexylom.com/post/we-are-suffering-despite-steps-taken-gas-flaring-still-threatens-livelihoods-in-niger-delta

thexylom, to environment
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Today, The Xylom has been named a finalist in News & Journalism: Sustainability, Environment, & Climate for the 2023 Anthem Awards!

Help us win the Anthem Community Voice award by celebrating The Xylom at the link below! Voting closes on Dec 21st!

https://celebrate.anthemawards.com/PublicVoting#/2024/sustainability-environment-climate/awareness-media-categories/non-profit

thexylom, to asia
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Thrilled to be included in the first-ever map+directory of the AAPI community media landscape, created by the Newmark J School's Center for Community Media!

We are currently 100% staffed by Asian immigrants; our stories have been published in Chinese, Tagalog, and Nepali!

https://amimap.journalism.cuny.edu/

thexylom, to nigeria
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Every year, gas flaring costs Nigeria $450M in unpaid fines and energy that could've powered a country with 40% of residents lacking access to electricity twice over.

Despite all this and ecological devastation, some of the worst offenders are insulated from the consequences. The Nigerian Agip Oil Company has been flaring in Ogboinbiri since the 80's. Yet, until this September, it was a subsidiary of Italian energy giant Eni.

https://www.thexylom.com/post/stiamo-soffrendo

thexylom, to science
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Our 2024 Newsroom Fellowship is fully funded thanks to you and a commitment from LION Publishers!🥳

Why does this matter? Because audience donations make up 30% of our revenue. It’s simple: without you, we don’t exist. And with your support, we can do more essential reporting.

But we’re not done yet. The national funders behind NewsMatch have given us one more challenge: Can you help us reach another $1,000 by midnight TONIGHT?

Beat the buzzer: https://opencollective.com/thexylom

thexylom, to journalism
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Hey y'all! Happy first Friday of 2024 and we hope you are well-rested.

We're working on our annual impact report and audience survey; be sure to sign up for our FREE mailing list so that you get to be the first to access them!

https://buttondown.email/thexylom

thexylom, to climate
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NEW: The Indigenous Ogiek tribe in Southwest Kenya has successfully fought a decade-long legal battle to stop the Kenyan government from illegally evicting them from the Mau Forest and flipping the land for an alleged carbon credit trading scheme.

Yet, the Kenyan Forest Service has ignored rulings, going as far as setting fire to Ogiek huts this past November.

https://www.thexylom.com/post/another-day-at-the-courts-with-kenya-s-ogiek-tribe

thexylom, to Battlemaps
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In Makame Village in the Hoima region, Uganda, Wandera Wilson manages a nursery that produces an estimated 200,000 seedlings a year. He purchases seeds from the national forest authority as well as private collectors, depending on the type.

“We believe that a good tree is born from a good deed,” he says.

https://www.thexylom.com/post/in-rural-western-uganda-a-tree-planting-initiative-shows-signs-of-life

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