Research Catalog

Title

A Field guide for science writers : the official guide of the National Association of Science Writers / edited by Deborah Blum and Mary Knudson.

Publication

New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.

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Additional Authors

• Blum, Deborah.
• Knudson, Mary.
• National Association of Science Writers.

Description

xi, 287 pages; 24 cm

Subjects

• Communication in science
• Technical writing

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Foreword / Carl Sagan -- 1. Introduction / David Perlman -- 2. Covering Science for Newspapers / Boyce Rensberger -- 3. Writing Science for Magazines / Janice Hopkins Tanne -- 4. Writing for Trade and Science Journals. Trade Journals / Julie Ann Miller. Science Journals / Richard Kerr -- 5. Broadcast Science Journalism. Reporting News / David Ropeik. Magazine Style / Ira Flatow -- 6. Writing Books on Science Topics / John Noble Wilford -- 7. Journalist and Scientist Co-authors / Keay Davidson -- 8. Scientists Who Write about Science for the Public / Meredith F. Small -- 9. When Your Office Is in Your Home. Freelance Writing Issues / Jane E. Stevens. Freelance Business Issues / Joel N. Shurkin -- 10. Telling a Good Tale / Mary Knudson -- 11. Investigative Science Journalism / Deborah Blum -- 12. Using Sources / Joel Greenberg -- 13. Coping with Statistics / Victor Cohn -- 14. Writing Articles from Science Journals / Patrick Young --
• 15. Voicing Opinion on Science. Science Columns / Tom Siegfried. Op-Ed Writing / David Jarmul -- 16. Introduction / Mike Toner -- 17. Critical Coverage of Public Health and Government / Abigail Trafford -- 18. Reporting on Biology of Behavior / Ronald Kotulak -- 19. Covering Infectious Diseases / Laurie Garrett -- 20. Reporting on Neuroscience / Sandra Blakeslee -- 21. Toxics and Risk Reporting / Richard F. Harris -- 22. Environmental Writing / Jim Detjen -- 23. Covering Earth Sciences / Charles Petit -- 24. Covering Physics / Kim A. McDonald -- 25. Writing About Astronomy / Michael D. Lemonick -- 26. Technology Writing / Jon Van -- 27. Introduction / Carol L. Rogers -- 28. Colleges and Universities / David F. Salisbury -- 29. Government Agencies / Rick E. Borchelt -- 30. Non-Profits, Small Research Laboratories, and Museums. Non-Profits / Phil Kibak. Small Research Laboratories and Museums / Cathy Yarbrough -- 31. Business and Industry.
• Drug Industry and Other Medical Business / Candace S. Gulko. Technology Companies / Michael Ross -- Epilogue / Victor K. McElheny.

ISBN

0195100689

LCCN

96025466

OCLC

• 34912733
• ocm34912733

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries