Hi Margaret, A few unorganized thoughts: - I'd chat to people who do it. Stephen Strauss (sp?) at the Globe is pretty good. - I'd ask about internship programs at the big papers, as well as at science magazines. - I'd read lots of "highbrow" science journalism, e.g., stuff in the New Yorker, the Atlantic, etc. - I'd start by freelancing (FON's Seasons takes freelance stuff on natural science with an Ontario focus). - I'd develop a specialty or two (e.g., life sciences, astronomy, materials, etc.). - I'd keep my fingers crossed. Cheers, Jamie