A Field Guide for Science Writers

A Field Guide for Science Writers gathers together insights and tips, personal stories and lessons of some of America's best-known science writers, men and women who work for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, Newsday, Time Magazine, Science, Science News, National Public Radio, and other eminent news outlets. Filled with wonderful anecdotes and down-to-earth, practical information, it is both illuminating and a pleasure to read. If you want to be a science writer, this book will be your bible.

This valuable guide to the ins and outs of science reporting contains sharp contributions from more than thirty of America’s leading science reporters and editors. In chapter 19, Garrett’s small contribution, “Covering Infectious Diseases” looks at reporter's’ roles and ethical responsibilities in unfolding epidemics.

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