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A field guide for science writers : the official guide of the National Association of Science Writers
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A field guide for science writers : the official guide of the National Association of Science Writers

Author: Deborah Blum; Mary Knudson; National Association of Science Writers.
Publisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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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  Read more...

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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Deborah Blum; Mary Knudson; National Association of Science Writers.
ISBN: 0195174984 9780195174984
OCLC Number: 698783440
In: A Field guide for science writers
Notes: In: ciando-Library.
Description: Online-Ressource.
Contents: 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
Responsibility: Deborah Blum and Mary Knudson.
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