Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Foreword -- Editor -- Contents -- Part One: Learning the Craft -- 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 -- 23 Medicine -- 24 Infectious Diseases -- 25 Nutrition -- 26 Mental Health -- 27 The Biology of Behavior -- 28 Human Genetics -- 29 Human Cloning and Stem Cells -- Part Five: Covering Stories in the Physical and Environmental Sciences -- 30 Technology and Engineering -- 31 Space Science -- 32 The Environment -- 33 Nature -- 34 Earth Sciences -- 35 Climate -- 36 Risk Reporting -- Taking a Different Path: Journalists and Public Information Officers -- Part Six: Communicating Science From Institutions -- 37 Universities -- 38 Institutional Communications During Crisis -- 39 Government Agencies -- 40 Nonprofits -- 41 Museums -- 42 Corporate Public Relations -- Epilogue -- Index.