Get started with these media guides, designed specifically for scientists and engineers. 

• BBSRC Guide to the media
• The Wellcome Trust Guide to working with the media
• Sense about Science's media guide
• The Science Media Centre have a set of Media guides and tip sheets for scientists  
• ESRC have a Working with the media guide
• NERC's  Engaging the public guide
• The Guardian science writing tips series (part of the Wellcome Trust science writing prize 2013)

What are journalists looking for from researchers?
Learn to press for success , Matt Rooney, Times Higher Education, August 2008. (Article by one of our very own Media Fellows)

Nine ways scientists can help improve science journalism , Guardian, March 2012

Nine ways scientists demonstrate they don't understand journalism Guardian, January 2012

Why trust a reporter? What science writers are looking for and why it behooves you to answer their calls The Scientist, Sep 2010

Advice for future science journalists

Science Writers’ Awards is a blog for fledgling science writers who want to find out a little more about what they’re getting themselves into.

New Scientist's guide for freelancers 

'On the Origin of Science Writers' - Discover Magazine
Learn how some of the best known science journalists got their big break

A manifesto for the simple scribe - my 25 commandments for journalists (Tim Radford, Guardian.co.uk, Jan 2011)

University of Kent's guide to becoming a science writer

Science AAAS guide to science writing

More media resources

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