A field guide for science writers:
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Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford [England] Oxford University Press 2006
Ausgabe:2nd ed
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Online-Zugang:FAW01
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
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 -- - 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
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
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 321 pages)
ISBN:0195174984
0195174992
0198039026
1602565171
9780195174984
9780195174991
9780198039020
9781602565173

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