A Tactical Guide to Science Journalism

INTRODUCTION Deborah Blum, Ashley Smart, and Tom Zeller Jr. PART 1: Foundations Chapter 1. How Science Works Nsikan Akpan Chapter 2. Finding and Vetting Sources Azeen Ghorashi Chapter 3. Journals, Peer Review, and Preprints Ivan Oransky Chapter 4. Working With Statistics Maggie Koerth Chapter 5. Fact Checking Brooke Borel PART 2: The Craft of Storytelling Chapter 6. A Foundation in News Alicia Chang Chapter 7. Story Structure Deborah Blum Chapter 8. Audio Storytelling Elana Gordon Chapter 9. Film and Video Storytelling Ian Cheney Chapter 10, Multimedia Storytelling Jeffery DelViscio Chapter 11. Data Storytelling Charles Seife Chapter 12. Opinion Writing Bina Venkataraman Chapter 13. Magazine Writing Paige Williams Chapter 14 Book Writing Dan Fagin PART 3: Investigative Journalism Chapter 15. Investigative Science Journalism Katherine Eban Chapter 16. Accessing Public Records Michael Morisy Chapter 17. The Art of the Interview Pallab Ghosh Chapter 18. Cybersecurity and Protecting Sources Andrada Fiscutean Chapter 19. The Public Information Machine James Glanz PART 4: Covering Science Beats Chapter 20. Medicine Sabriya Rice Chapter 21. Infectious Diseases Helen Branswell Chapter 22. Public Health Julia Belluz Chapter 23. Social Sciences Sujata Gupta Chapter 24. Science and Justice Rod McCullom Chapter 25. Physics Ashley Smart Chapter 26. Genetics Antonio Regalado Chapter 27. Technology Megan Molteni Chapter 28. Space Nadia Drake Chapter 29. Climate Sarah Kaplan Chapter 30. Conservation and Wildlife Rachel Nuwer Chapter 31. Earth Sciences Betsy Mason Chapter 32. Mathematics Jennifer Ouellette Chapter 33. Science Policy Dan Vergano Chapter 34. Artificial Intelligence Matthew Hutson Chapter 35. Cybersecurity and National Security Kim Zetter PART 5: Metrics, Models, and Marketing Chapter 36. New Models for Science Media Thomas Lin Chapter 37. Measuring Success in Science Journalism Kate Travis Chapter 38. Social Media in Science Journalism Liz Neporent Chapter 39 Building Trust and Navigating Mistrust Apoorva Mandavilli Chapter 40 Marketing Your Stories Jason Penchoff PART 6: The Global Picture Chapter 41. Narrative Reporting Abroad Martin Enserink Chapter 42. Reporting in Authoritarian Regimes Richard Stone Chapter 43. Collaborative Journalism Across Borders Iván Carrillo Chapter 44. Reporting in the Global South Esther Nakkazi EPILOGUE Stay Curious and Question Everything Tom Zeller Jr. RESOURCES