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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457501503321

Titolo

A field guide for science writers [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Deborah Blum, Mary Knudson, Robin Marantz Henig

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford [England] ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

0-19-756223-X

0-19-803902-6

1-280-70442-X

1-4294-1046-9

1-60256-517-1

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Altri autori (Persone)

BlumDeborah <1954->

KnudsonMary

HenigRobin Marantz

Disciplina

070.4/495

Soggetti

Technical writing

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword; Contents; Part One: Learning the Craft; Part Two: Choosing Your Market; Part Three: Varying Your Writing Style; Part Four: Covering Stories in the Life Sciences; Part Five: Covering Stories in the Physical and Environmental Sciences; Part Six: Communicating Science From Institutions; Epilogue; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This guide offers practical tips on science writing - from investigative reporting to pitching ideas to magazine editors. Some of the best known science writers in the US share their hard earned knowledge on how they do their job.