A field guide for science writers

A field guide for science writers / edited by Deborah Blum, Mary Knudson, Robin Marantz Henig.

Offers a roadmap to the area of science writing. In this edition, various chapters cover the techniques of good science writing, explanatory writing, writing under deadline, clone and stem-cell research, biology of behaviour and eugenics, mental health, human genetics, as well as making sense of con...

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Other Authors: Blum, Deborah, 1954-, Knudson, Mary, Henig, Robin Marantz
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Technical writing > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Technical writing.
Communication in science.
Writing.
Science.
technical writing.
writing (processes)
sciences (philosophy)
science (modern discipline)
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Journalism.
Writing
Science
Communication in science
Technical writing
Handbooks and manuals
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 0 |g pt. 1:  |t Learning the craft /  |r Mary Knudson --  |t Finding story ideas and sources /  |r Philip M. Yam --  |t Reporting from science journals /  |r Tom Siegfried --  |t Understanding and using statistics /  |r Lewis Cope --  |t Writing well about science: techniques from teachers of science writing --  |t Taking your story to the next level /  |r Nancy Shute --  |t Finding a voice and a style /  |r David Everett --  |g pt. 2:  |t Choosing your market /  |r Carey Goldberg --  |t Small newspapers /  |r Ron Seely --  |t Large newspapers /  |r Robert Lee Hotz --  |t Popular magazines /  |r Janice Hopkins Tanne --  |t Trade and science journals /  |r Colin Norman --  |t Broadcast science journalism /  |r Joe Palca --  |t Freelance writing /  |r Kathryn Brown --  |t Science books /  |r Carl Zimmer --  |t Popular audiences on the web /  |r Alan Boyle --  |t Science audiences on the web /  |r Tabitha Powledge --  |t Science editing /  |r Mariette DiChristina --  |g pt. 3:  |t Varying your writing style /  |r Robin Marantz Henig --  |t Deadline writing /  |r Gareth Cook --  |t Investigative reporting /  |r Antonio Regalado --  |t Gee whiz science writing /  |r Robert Kunzig --  |t Explanatory writing /  |r George Johnson --  |t Narrative writing /  |r James Shreeve --  |t The science essay /  |r Robert Kanigel --  |g pt. 4:  |t Covering stories in the life sciences /  |r Deborah Blum --  |t Medicine /  |r Shannon Brownlee --  |t Infectious diseases /  |r Marilyn Chase --  |t Nutrition /  |r Sally Squires --  |t Mental health /  |r Paul Raeburn --  |t The biology of behavior /  |r Kevin Begos --  |t Human genetics /  |r Antonio Regalado --  |g pt. 5:  |t Covering stories in the physical and environmental sciences /  |r Deborah Blum --  |t Technology and engineering /  |r Kenneth Chang --  |r Space science /  |r Michael D. Lemonick --  |t The environment /  |r Andrew C. Revkin --  |t Nature /  |r McKay Jenkins --  |t Earth sciences /  |r Glennda Chui --  |t Climate /  |r Usha Lee McFarling --  |t Risk reporting /  |r Cristine Russell --  |t Taking a different path: journalists and public information officers / the editors --  |g pt. 6:  |t Communicating science from institutions /  |r John D. Toon --  |t Universities /  |r Earle Holland --  |t Institutional communications during crisis /  |r Joann Ellison Rodgers --  |t Government agencies /  |r Colleen Henrichsen --  |t Nonprofits /  |r Frank Blanchard --  |t Museums /  |r Mary Miller --  |t Corporate public relations /  |r Marion Glick --  |t Epilogue /  |r James Gleick. 
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520 |a Offers a roadmap to the area of science writing. In this edition, various chapters cover the techniques of good science writing, explanatory writing, writing under deadline, clone and stem-cell research, biology of behaviour and eugenics, mental health, human genetics, as well as making sense of conflicting studies. 
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650 0 |a Writing. 
650 0 |a Science. 
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