A Field Guide for Science Writers

This is the official guide of the National Association of Science Writers. It offers a superb roadmap to this exciting area of journalism, providing the hard-earned knowledge of over three dozen seasoned reporters and writers on how they do their job. In this revised and expanded edition, new chapters cover the techniques of good science writing, explanatory writing, writing under deadline, clone and stem-cell research, biology of behaviour and eugenics, mental health, human genetics, as well as making sense of conflicting studies.