The craft of science writing : selections from The Open Notebook /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago ; London :
The University of Chicago Press,
2024.
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| Edition: | Expanded edition. |
| Series: | Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction / Siri Carpenter
- Part I. Who is a science journalist and how do you become one? How to use reporting skills from any beat for science journalism / Aneri Pattani
- Trading the pipette for the pen : transitioning from science to science writing / Julia Rosen
- Do you need a science degree to be a science reporter? / Aneri Pattani
- How to break into English-language media as a non-native-English speaker / Humberto Basilio
- Feeling like a fraud : the impostor phenomenon in science writing / Sandeep Ravindran
- What is science journalism worth? / Kendall Powell
- Nice niche : how to build and keep up with a beat / Knvul Sheikh
- A conversation with Amy Maxmen on "How the fight against Ebola tested a culture's traditions" / Amanda Mascarelli
- Part 2. What makes a science story and how do you find one? Is this a story? : how to evaluate your ideas before you pitch / Mallory Pickett
- Sharpening ideas : from topic to story / Dan Ferber
- Critically evaluating claims / Megha Satyanarayana
- Finding the science in any story / Kate Morgan
- Pitching errors : how not to pitch / Laura Helmuth
- Five ways to sink a pitch / Siri Carpenter
- What makes a good pitch? : annotations from the TON pitch database / Roxanne Khamsi
- A conversation with Kathryn Schulz on "The really big one" / Michelle Nijhuis
- Part 3. How do you report a science story? Is anyone out there? : sourcing news stories / Geoffrey Giller
- Interviewing for career-spanning profiles / Alla Katsnelson
- How to conduct difficult interviews / Mallory Pickett
- Including diverse voices in science stories / Christina Selby
- How to find patient stories on social media / Katherine J. Wu
- Pulling it all together : organizing reporting notes / Sarah Zhang
- Gut check : working with a sensitivity reader / Jane C. Hu
- When science reporting takes an emotional toll / Wudan Yan
- A conversation with Annie Waldman on "How hospitals are failing Black mothers" / Tasneem Raja
- Part 4. How do you tell your story?. Good beginnings : how to write a lede your editor and your readers will love / Robin Meadows
- Nailing the nut graf / Tina Casagrand Foss
- How to find and use quotes in science stories / Abdullahi Tsanni
- Like being there : how science writers use sensory detail / Jyoti Madhusoodanan
- Eradicating ableist language yields more accurate and more humane journalism / Marion Renault
- Good endings : how to write a kicker your editor and your readers will love / Robin Meadows
- The first critic is you : editing your own work / Tiên Nguyễn
- A conversation with Linda Nordling on "How decolonization could reshape South African science" / Jeanne Erdmann
- Part 5. How do you build expertise in science writing? How to read a scientific paper / Alexandra Witze
- What are the odds? : reporting on risk / Jane C. Hu
- Spotting shady statistics / Rachel Zamzow
- Problems with preprints : covering rough-draft manuscripts responsibly / Roxanne Khamsi
- Getting the most out of scientific conferences / Rodrigo Pérez Ortega
- Interrogating data : a science writers guide to data journalism / Betsy Ladyzhets
- Explaining complexity / Carl Zimmer
- How to do a close read / Siri Carpenter
- A conversation with Maggie Koerth on "The complicated legacy of a panda who was really good at sex" / Ed Yong.