CiNii Books - A field guide for science writers

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 lay public 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 recently recognized how important it is for writers to become more sophisticated, knowledgeable, and skeptical about what the write. More than 50 institutions now offer training in science writing. In addition mid-career fellowships for science writers are growing, giving journalists the chance to return to major universities for specialized training. We applaud these developments, and hope to be part of them with this new edition of the "Field Guide". In "A Field Guide for Science Writers, 2nd Edition", the editors have assembled contributions from a collections of experinced journalists who are every bit as stellar as the group that contributed to the first edition. In the end, what we have are essays written by the very best in the science writing profession. These wonderful writers have written not only about style, but about content, too. These leaders in the profession describe how they work their way through the information glut to find the gems worth writing about. We also have chapters that provide the tools every good science writer needs: how to use statistics, how to weigh the merits of conflicting studies in scientific literature, how to report about risk. And, untimately, how to write.

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FORWARD, TIMOTHY FERRIS
PART ONE: LEARNING THE CRAFT
INTRODUCTION, MARY KNUDSON
1. Finding Story Ideas and Sources
2. Reporting From Science Journals
3. Understanding and Using Statistics
4. Writing Well About Science: Techniques From Teachers of Science Writing
5. Taking Your Story to the Next Level
6. Finding a Voice and a Style
PART TWO: CHOOSING YOUR MARKET
7. Small Newspapers
8. Large Newspapers
9. Popular Magazines
10. Trade and Science Journals
11. Broadcast Science Journalism
12. Freelance Writing
13. Science Books
14. Popular Audiences on the Web
15. Science Audiences on the Web
16. Science Editing
PART THREE: VARYING YOUR WRITING STYLE
17. Deadline Writing
18. Investigative Reporting
19. Gee Whiz Science Writing
20. Explanatory Writing
21. Narrative Writing
22. The Science Essay
PART FOUR: COVERING STORIES IN THE LIFE SCIENCES
INTRODUCITON
23. Medicine
24. Infectious Diseases
25. Nutrition
26. Mental Health
27. The Biology of Behavior
28. Human Genetics
29. Cloning and Stem Cell Research

Volume: : pbk ISBN 9780195174991

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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 lay public 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 recently recognized how important it is for writers to become more sophisticated, knowledgeable, and skeptical about what the write. More than 50 institutions now offer training in science writing. In addition mid-career fellowships for science writers are growing, giving journalists the chance to return to major developments, and hope to be part of them with this new edition of the Field Guide. In A Field Guide for Science Writers, 2nd Edition, the editors have assembled contributions from a collections of experienced journalists who are every bit as stellar as the group that contributed to the first edition. In the end, what we have are essays written by the very best in the science writing profession. These wonderful writers have written not only about style, but about content, too. These leaders in the profession describe how they work their way through the information glut to find the gems worth writing about. We also have chapters that provide the tools every good science writer needs: how to use statistics, how to weigh the merits of conflicting studies in scientific literature, how to report about risk. And, untimately, how to write.

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Timothy Ferris: Foreword Part One: Learning the Craft Mary Knudson: Introduction 1: Philip M. Yan: Finding Story Ideas and Sources 2: Tom Siegfried: Reporting From Science Journals 3: Lewis Cope: Understanding and Using Statistics 4: Writing Well About Science: Techniques From Teachers of Science Writing 5: Nancy Shute: Taking Your Story to the Next Level 6: David Everett: Finding a Voice and a Style Part Two: Choosing Your Market Carey Goldberg: Introduction 7: Ron Steely: Small Newspapers 8: Robert Lee Hotz: Large Newspapers 9: Janice Hopkins Tanne: Popular Magazines 10: Colin Norman: Trade and Science Journals 11: Joe Palca: Broadcast Science Journalism 12: Kathryn Brown: Freelance Writing 13: Carl Zimmer: Science Books 14: Alan Boyle: Popular Audiences on the Web 15: Tabitha Powledge: Science Audiences on the Web 16: Mariette DiChristina: Science Editing Part Three: Varying Your Writing Style Robin Marantz Henig: Introduction 17: Gareth Cook: Deadline Writing 18: Antonio Regalado: Investigative Reporting 19: Robert Kunzig: Gee Whiz Science Writing 20: George Johnson: Explanatory Writing 21: James Shreeve: Narrative Writing 22: Robert Kanigel: The Science Essay Part Four: Covering Stories in the Life Sciences Deborah Blum: Introduciton 23: Shannon Brownlee: Medicine 24: Marilyn Chase: Infectious Diseases 25: Sally Squires: Nutrition 26: Paul Raeburn: Mental Health 27: Kevin Begos: The Biology of Behavior 28: Antonio Regalado: Human Genetics 29: Stephen S. Hall: Cloning and Stem Cell Research Part Five: Covering Stories in the Physical and Environmental Sciences Deborah Blum: Introduction 30: Kenneth Chang: Technology and Engineering 31: Michael D. Lemonick: Space Science 32: Andrew C. Revkin: The Environment 33: McKay Jenkins: Nature 34: Glennda Chui: Earth Sciences 35: Usha Lee McFarling: Climate 36: Cristine Russell: Risk Reporting Part Six: Communicating Science From Institutions The Editors: Taking a Different Path--Journalists and Public Information Officers: Similarities and Differences John D. Toon: Introduction 37: Earle Holland: Universities 38: Joann Ellison Rodgers: Institutional Communications During Crisis 39: Colleen Henrichsen: Government Agencies 40: Frank Blanchard: Nonprofits 41: Mary Miller: Museums 42: Marion Glick: Corporate Public Relations James Gleick: Epilogue

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