Field Guide for Science Writers The Official Guide of the National Association of Science Writers

Name: Field Guide for Science Writers The Official Guide of the National Association of Science Writers
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ISBN: 9780195174991

ISBN-10: 0195174992

ISBN-13: 9780195174991

Edition: 2nd 2005 (Revised)

Authors: Deborah Blum, Mary Knudson, Robin Marantz Henig

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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 research, global warming, health care reform, space exploration, genetic privacy, germ warfare - are informed by scientific ideas. Never has it been more crucial for the laypublic to be scientifically literate. That's where science writers come in. And that's why it's time for an update to the Field Guide, already a staple of science writing graduate programs across the country. The academic community has…

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List price: $23.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/25/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Robin Marantz Henig is the author of six books, including "A Dancing Matrix: How Science Confronts Emerging Viruses". She routinely writes about science & medicine for such publications as the "New York Times Magazine" & "USA Today". She lives in Maryland.



Foreword




Learning the Craft




Finding Story Ideas and Sources




Reporting From Science Journals




Understanding and Using Statistics




Writing Well About Science: Techniques From Teachers of Science Writing



Taking Your Story to the Next Level




Finding a Voice and a Style




Choosing Your Market




Small Newspapers




Large Newspapers




Popular Magazines




Trade and Science Journals




Broadcast Science Journalism




Freelance Writing




Science Books




Popular Audiences on the Web




Science Audiences on the Web




Science Editing




Varying Your Writing Style




Deadline Writing




Investigative Reporting




Gee Whiz Science Writing




Explanatory Writing




Narrative Writing




The Science Essay




Covering Stories in the Life Sciences




Medicine




Infectious Diseases




Nutrition




Mental Health




The Biology of Behavior




Human Genetics




Human Cloning and Stem Cells




Covering Stories in the Physical and Environmental Sciences




Technology and Engineering




Space Science




The Environment




Nature




Earth Sciences




Climate




Risk Reporting



Taking a Different Path: Journalists and Public Information Officers



Communicating Science From Institutions




Universities




Institutional Communications During Crisis




Government Agencies




Nonprofits




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