A Field Guide for Science Writers Quotes

“Government reporters may cover City Hall. Education reporters may write about schools and school boards. Science writers may report on asteroids one day, HIV vaccine experiments the next, sonar technology the next, a universe without boundaries.”
― Deborah Blum, A Field Guide for Science Writers: The Official Guide of the National Association of Science Writers

“I can’t say that exhaustive research and reporting will guarantee a great story, but I’ve never been able to pull one off without it.”
― Deborah Blum, A Field Guide for Science Writers: The Official Guide of the National Association of Science Writers

“Even the help wanted ads in the back of Science or Nature can give you a clue as to what technology is hot.”
― Deborah Blum, A Field Guide for Science Writers: The Official Guide of the National Association of Science Writers

“did you know that way back in the 1980s some scientists proposed an ambitious effort called the Human Protein Project to map all human proteins? It never happened. Instead, the NIH backed the Human Genome Project for one big reason: Proteins were tough to study, while genes were far easier to sequence. The tools dictate the science.”
― Deborah Blum, A Field Guide for Science Writers: The Official Guide of the National Association of Science Writers