Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 33 minutes ago
Ongoing cuts and reinstatements to federal science funding, along with related lawsuits, have kept reporters hopping. On October 9, 2025, top reporters Stephanie Lee of The Chronicle of Higher Education and Katherine Wu of The Atlantic discussed how they’re managing the deluge—how they track ongoing changes, keep up with sources and select the stories they focus on—as well as the online resources reporters can take advantage of, including the database Grant Witness. Co-founder Scott Delaney, of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, was also on hand to discuss the genesis and continuation of that project.
Find a tipsheet with key points, advice for navigating Grant Witness, links to resources discussed in the session, and more here: connector.casw.org/tip-sheet-how-to-cover-ongoing-chaos-in-science-funding
Ongoing cuts and reinstatements to federal science funding, along with related lawsuits, have kept reporters hopping. On October 9, 2025, top reporters Stephanie Lee of The Chronicle of Higher Education and Katherine Wu of The Atlantic discussed how they’re managing the deluge—how they track ongoing changes, keep up with sources and select the stories they focus on—as well as the online resources reporters can take advantage of, including the database Grant Witness. Co-founder Scott Delaney, of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, was also on hand to discuss the genesis and continuation of that project.
Find a tipsheet with key points, advice for navigating Grant Witness, links to resources discussed in the session, and more here: connector.casw.org/tip-sheet-how-to-cover-ongoing-chaos-in-science-funding
