A Field Guide for Science Writers

PART I: GETTING STARTED; 1. Introduction; 2. Covering Science for Newspapers; 3. Writing Science for Magazines; 4. Writing for Trade Journals and Science Journals; 5. Broadcast Science Journalism; 6. Writing Books on Science Topics; PART II: TECHNIQUES OF THE TRADE; 7. Introduction; 8. Telling a Good Tale; 9. Investigative Science Journalism; 10. Using Sources; 11. Coping with Statistics; 12. Writing Articles from Science Journals,; 13. Scientists who Write about Science for the Public,; 14. Science Opinion Writing,; PART III: COVERING THE STORIES IN SCIENCE; 15. Critical Coverage of Public Health and Government,; 16. Reporting on Biology of Behavior,; 17. Covering Infectious Diseases,; 18. Reporting on Neuroscience,; 19. Toxins and Risk Reporting,; 20. Environmental Writing,; 21. Covering Earth Sciences,; 22. Covering Physics,; 23. Technology Writing,; 24. Writing about Astronomy,; PART IV: WORKING OUTSIDE THE MEDIA; 25. Introduction,; 26. Colleges and Unversities,; 27. Government Agencies,; 28. Nonprofits, Museum, and Small Research Laboratories,; PART V: PRACTICAL MATTERS; 30. Journalist and Scientist Co-Authors,; 31. When Your Office is in Your Home