Vera Novais is a Portuguese science journalist looking for freelancer opportunities at internacional news media. Vera has been a journalist since 2013. Her main beat is science and health, but while working for a generalist news media she often found herself reporting on other topics. As a journalist, Vera embraces the mission of providing the best information possible to her audience, including counteracting mis- and disinformation. Being a science journalist means not only covering science stories (at large) but also being part of a wide international community that she works to help flourish. Vera has been a member of ABSW since 2017, she often collaborates with the World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ), and she's a board member of SciComPt - The Portuguese Network of Science and Technology Communication. At ABSW, Vera is also the Community Manager.