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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Other Authors: Blum, Deborah, 1954-, Knudson, Mary, Henig, Robin Marantz
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Edition:2nd ed.
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Online Access:Table of contents only
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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.