Creating connection with science communication

Sophie Hartley developed an early appreciation for the natural world after her grandfather introduced her to photography. He gave her a camera and encouraged her to take pictures of anything interesting. Each summer, they would explore tide pools, overgrown forests, and his sprawling backyard. “Photography was a door into science journalism,” Graduate Program in Science Writing student Sophie Hartley notes. “It lets you capture the raw beauty of a moment and return to it later.”

During her year-long study in the MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing, Hartley is also busy producing reporting for major news outlets. Hartley believes her work can build compassion for others while also educating people about how everything we do affects nature and one another.

Small and rural accountability stories are being told less and less. I think it’s important that communities are aware of what is happening around them, especially if it impacts them.

Sophie Hartley

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