A field guide for science writers /
This is the official text for the National Association of Science Writers. In the eight years since the publication of the first edition of A Field Guide for Science Writing, much about the world has changed. Some of the leading issues in today's political marketplace - embryonic stem cell rese...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford [England] ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2006.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Online Access: | Table of contents only Publisher description Contributor biographical information |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword / Timothy Ferris
- pt.1 Learning the craft / Mary Knudson
- Finding story ideas and sources / Philip M. Yam
- Reporting from science journals / Tom Siegfried
- Understanding and using statistics / Lewis Cope
- Writing well about science : techniques from teachers of science writing
- Taking your story to the next level / Nancy Shute
- Finding a voice and a style / David Everett
- pt.2 Choosing your market / Carey Goldberg
- Small newspapers / Ron Seely
- Large newspapers / Robert Lee Hotz
- Popular magazines / Janice Hopkins Tanne
- Trade and science journals / Colin Norman
- Broadcast science journalism / Joe Palca
- Freelance writing / Kathryn Brown
- Science books / Carl Zimmer
- Popular audiences on the web / Alan Boyle
- Science audiences on the web / Tabitha Powledge
- Science editing / Mariette DiChristina
- pt.3. Varying your writing style / Robin Marantz Henig
- Deadline writing / Gareth Cook
- Investigative reporting / Antonio Regalado
- Gee whiz science writing / Robert Kunzig
- Explanatory writing / George Johnson
- Narrative writing / James Shreeve
- The science essay / Robert Kanigel
- pt.4. Covering stories in the life sciences / Deborah Blum
- Medicine / Shannon Brownlee
- Infectious diseases / Marilyn Chase
- Nutrition / Sally Squires
- Mental health / Paul Raeburn
- The biology of behavior / Kevin Begos
- Human genetics / Antonio Regalado
- Human cloning and stem cells / Stephen S. Hall
- pt.5. Covering stories in the physical and environmental sciences / Deborah Blum
- Technology and engineering / Kenneth Chang
- Space science / Michael D. Lemonick
- The environment / Andrew C. Revkin
- Nature / McKay Jenkins
- Earth sciences / Glennda Chui
- Climate / Usha Lee McFarling
- Risk reporting / Cristine Russell
- Taking a different path : journalists and public information officers / the editors
- pt.6. Communicating science from institutions / John D. Toon
- Universities / Earle Holland
- Institutional communications during crisis / Joann Ellison Rodgers
- Government agencies / Colleen Henrichsen
- Nonprofits / Frank Blanchard
- Museums / Mary Miller
- Corporate public relations / Marion Glick
- Epilogue / James Gleick
- Index.