NASW Community Check-in: Round 3

This community check-in was originally adapted in Spring 2020 with permission from the Online News Association.

One year in to the pandemic, we're reaching back out to understand how we can continue to support you and learn what’s top of mind for the science writing community in this extended period of uncertainty and difficulty. We will read every input and share a summary of what we learn with the community. Your answers here are anonymous. If it's OK for us to reach out to you about what you shared, there's space to add your contact info at the end.

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* 1. Which of these professional needs most resonate with you?
Please pick your top three (3).

Struggling to figure out how to properly cover COVID-19, including vaccines, for my community

Struggling to figure out how to address misinformation in my community

Concerned for my job security or ability to find new employment

Concerned about current and/or future freelance income

Concerned with how to support my team working remotely

Needing to connect with people in similar situations to share ideas

Needing to connect with people in similar situations for peer support

Facing systemic racism in my work, workplace, or profession

Addressing systemic racism in my work, workplace, or profession

Missing my peers with so many office closures, school closures, and event cancellations

Uncertain about returning to the office, school, or travels for work

Overwhelmed with trying to keep team members engaged and productive when there are so many legitimate distractions

Feeling stuck in decision fatigue

Confused about how to move my organization forward

Curious about documenting approaches to better prepare for future emergency events

Struggling to balance work and other demands from family or others

Struggling with the requirements of working from home (space, technology, distractions)

Other

None of these descriptors resonate with me. I’d rather say:

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* 2. Feel free to elaborate more on your choice(s) above. How are you feeling?

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* 3. How can NASW be most useful to you right now?

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* 4. Thinking ahead to later this year, i.e. autumn, what factors will influence your interest in attending and ability to attend in-person conferences?

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* 5. Please share any bright spots in your work. Do you or your organization have any resources that would be useful for us to share with the NASW community? Any work that we should be highlighting?

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* 6. The NASW community is a broad umbrella of science writing professionals. Which of these best describes your work?

Full-time staff journalist

Full-time staff editor

University science writer or public information officer

Government, foundation, or institution-based science writer or public information officer

Full-time freelance writer

Part-time freelance writer

Science-writing professor

Other #scicomm professional

Student

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Optional: Do you identify as

Female

Genderqueer/Non-binary

Male

Other

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* 8. Optional: Do you identify as

Asian/Pacific Islander

Black or African American

Hispanic or Latino

Native American or American Indian

South Asian

White

Other

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* 9. If it’s OK for us to reach out about what you shared, tell us who you are here.

Name

Affiliation

NASW Community Check-in: Round 3

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* 1. Which of these professional needs most resonate with you?Please pick your top three (3).

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* 2. Feel free to elaborate more on your choice(s) above. How are you feeling?

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* 3. How can NASW be most useful to you right now?

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* 4. Thinking ahead to later this year, i.e. autumn, what factors will influence your interest in attending and ability to attend in-person conferences?

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* 5. Please share any bright spots in your work. Do you or your organization have any resources that would be useful for us to share with the NASW community? Any work that we should be highlighting?

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* 6. The NASW community is a broad umbrella of science writing professionals. Which of these best describes your work?

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* 7. Optional: Do you identify as

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* 8. Optional: Do you identify as

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* 9. If it’s OK for us to reach out about what you shared, tell us who you are here.

* 1. Which of these professional needs most resonate with you?
Please pick your top three (3).