A Field Guide for Science Writers: The Official Guide of the National Association of Science Writers by Deborah Blum

A Field Guide for Science Writers: The Official Guide of the National Association of Science Writers Reviews

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  Atila Iamarino

  Excelente coletânea de textos sobre escrita científica, com um pouco de tudo, escrita por gente muito competente. De divulgação em revistas à relações públicas e crise em instituições. Também tem um pouco de escrita para internet, mas nada mais moderno.
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  Mixeva Mohsen

  I wouldn't have ever touched it if I hadn't been a science editor!!!
  But it is PERFECT!!!!! All you need to know about science writing!
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  Asha Tenbroeke

  Best book on science writing i've read so far - really made a difference in how i approach writing and researching myself.
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  Robin

  Some good information, but seems pretty outdated at this point.
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  Book O Latte

  Buku ini berisi kumpulan artikel dari puluhan penulis sains, terbagi dalam beberapa bagian:
  1. Getting Started, berisi tentang bagaimana bekerja sebagai penulis/reporter sains di suratkabar, majalah, jurnal perdagangan, jurnal ilmiah, televisi. Juga membahas tentang menulis buku sains (populer), bagaimana bekerjasama dengan ilmuwan (menjadi co-author buku), tentang komunikasi sains oleh ilmuwannya sendiri, dan tentang persoalan freelancing.
  2. Techniques of the Trade, membahas berbagai hal yang berkaitan dengan teknik kepenulisan sains. Tentang struktur cerita, investigative journalism, pengambilan sumber, penggunaan data, statistik, dan penulisan opini.
  3. Covering the Stories in Science, membahas penulisan sains di berbagai bidang, seperti kesehatan, psikologi, neurosains, lingkungan, fisika, astronomi, teknologi, dll.
  4. Working Outside the Media, membahas penulisan/reportase sains di institusi pendidikan, pemerintahan, museum, laboratorium, lembaga non profit, dan industri.
  
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  Raelle

  excellent advice on specific areas of science
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  Martin Earl

  If I even had a network of contacts to develop, I would take the advice given in this book. If I had an editor, This would help me deal with him/her. If I didn't know that I really REALLY should check my sources, I would now know that.
  
  The problem with this book is that it's written by science writers, and science writers are reporters and reporters are not very good sources on how to be reporters.
  
  Still, it was free and I am grateful for it and I did learn from it, though not as much as I'd hoped I might.
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  Margaret Taylor

  This is pretty exciting stuff, because it gets into the nuts and bolts of how one goes about writing about science. The book is divided into sections, one of which is about actually writing well, one about the peculiarities of certain fields such as medicine, and one about working in all the various print markets. Print markets. The biggest problem with this book is that it was published in 2006, and the written word has been through an upheaval since then. I’d recommend this book for the section on craft alone, but the ten pages on writing for the Web left me wanting more.
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  Andy

  This book is made up of chapters written by different people who write about their experiences in the publishing industry. Although I read this for a class, it was an interesting insight into how the publishing industry works
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  Doug

  Was okay, less of a "how to" than a "here's what I do." Some compelling writing about writing in here, but a little too much personal narrative than examples and case studies.
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  Mohamed Elsonpaty

  just more than perfect !
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  Chris

  Must read for science writers. Get the first edition and read that, too.
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  Odette Brethouwer

  This book is very usefull and has lots of practical tips for science writers