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Sujata Gupta and Science Journalism: An Unusual Journey via Japan, Park Service to Johns Hopkins and Beyond.

Published: April 18, 2021, 1:13 a.m.

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Episode summary introduction: Sujata Gupta is Social Sciences Reporter at Science News. Sujata is an alum of Cornell University and Johns Hopkins.

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In this podcast, Sujata gives us a peek into the world of Science Journalism, and how one goes about becoming a Science Journalist.

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In particular, we discuss the following with her:

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  • What is Science Journalism?
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  • How do you become a Science Journalist?
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  • How to distill a Study into a News Story?
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  • Advice to Aspiring Journalists
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Topics discussed in this episode:

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  • Introducing Sujata Gupta, Social Science Journalist [0:57]
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  • Professional Background [3:29]
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  • Johns Hopkins\\u2019 Science Journalism [7:35]
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  • Journalism under Duress  [10:16]
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  • Arduous Route to Journalism [11:44]
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  • The Freelance Mode [13:43]
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  • How a Study becomes a News Story [19:08]
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  • Advice for Aspiring Journalists [27:00]
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  • The Realities of being Journalist [34:06]
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Our Guest: Sujata Gupta is Social Sciences Reporter at Science News. Sujata graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor\\u2019s degree in English and a Masters degree from Johns Hopkins University in Science Writing.

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Memorable Quote: Sujata Gupta: \\u201cGood to think of my career as a spiral, what we hope is going up. Sometimes, [it\\u2019s] hard to tell when you are in the middle of a spiral\\u201d.

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Episode Transcript: Please visit Episode\\u2019s Transcript.

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