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• Title:A field guide for science writers / edited by Deborah Blum, Mary Knudson, Robin Marantz Henig.
  
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• Other Contributors/Collections:Blum, Deborah, 1954-
  Knudson, Mary.
  Henig, Robin Marantz.
  
• Published/Created:Oxford [England] ; Toronto : Oxford University Press, 2006.
  

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  • Call Number: T11 .F52 2006
    
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  • Call Number: T11 .F52 2006
    
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  • Status:c.1 On loan - Due on 09-15-2024
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Technical writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
  
• Edition:2nd ed.
  
• Description:xiv, 321 p. ; 24 cm.
  
• Notes:"The official guide of the National Association of Science Writers"--Cover.
  Includes index.
  
• ISBN:0195174984
  9780195174984
  0195174992 (alk. paper)
  9780195174991 (alk. paper)
  
• Contents:Foreword / Timothy Ferris
  Pt. 1. Learning the craft / Mary Knudson
  1. Finding story ideas and sources / Philip M. Yam
  2. Reporting from science journals / Tom Siegfried
  3. Understanding and using statistics / Lewis Cope
  4. Writing well about science : techniques from teachers of science writing
  5. Taking your story to the next level / Nancy Shute
  6. Finding a voice and a style / David Everett
  Pt. 2. Choosing your market / Carey Goldberg
  7. Small newspapers / Ron Seely
  8. Large newspapers / Robert Lee Hotz
  9. Popular magazines / Janice Hopkins Tanne
  10. Trade and science journals / Colin Norman
  11. Broadcast science journalism / Joe Palca
  12. Freelance writing / Kathryn Brown
  13. Science books / Carl Zimmer
  14. Popular audiences on the Web / Alan Boyle
  15. Science audiences on the Web / Tabitha M. Powledge
  16. Science editing / Mariette Dichristina
  Pt. 3. Varying your writing style / Robin Marantz Henig
  17. Deadline writing / Gareth Cook
  18. Investigative reporting / Antonio Regalado
  19. Gee whiz science writing / Robert Kunzig
  20. Explanatory writing / George Johnson
  21. Narrative writing / Jamie Shreeve
  22. science essay / Robert Kanigel
  Pt. 4. Covering stories in the life sciences / Deborah Blum
  23. Medicine / Shannon Brownlee
  24. Infectious diseases / Marilyn Chase
  25. Nutrition / Sally Squires
  26. Mental health / Paul Raeburn
  27. biology of behavior / Kevin Begos
  28. Human genetics / Antonio Regalado
  29. Human cloning and stem cells / Stephen S. Hall
  Pt. 5. Covering stories in the physical and environmental sciences / Deborah Blum
  30. Technology and engineering / Kenneth Chang
  31. Space science / Michael D. Lemonick
  32. environment / Andrew C. Revkin
  33. Nature / McKay Jenkins
  34. Earth sciences / Glennda Chui
  35. Climate / Usha Lee McFarling
  36. Risk reporting / Cristine Russell
  Taking a different path : journalists and public information officers / Deborah Blum, Mary Knudson and Robin Marantz Henig
  Pt. 6. Communicating science from institutions / John D. Toon
  37. Universities / Earle Holland
  38. Institutional communications during crisis / Joann Ellison Rodgers
  39. Government agencies / Colleen Henrichsen
  40. Nonprofits / Frank Blanchard
  41. Museums / Mary Miller
  42. Corporate public relations / Marion E. Glick
  Epilogue / James Gleick.