Viewing: About the Author
- Introduction
- How Science Works
- Sources and Experts: Where to Find Them and How to Vet Them
- Making Sense of Science Stats
- Editing for Story
- Editing Controversial Science
- Holding Science to Account
- Covering Health Care
- Climate and the Environment
- Fact-Checking Science Journalism: How to Make Sure Your Stories Are True
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Illustrating Complex Science Stories
- Introduction
- The Role of Visuals in Science Journalism
- The Process of Building Science-Centric Graphics
- Strategies for Using Visuals to Put Breaking Science in Context
- Special Considerations for Data Visualization
- Uncertainty and Misinformation
- Editorial Illustration, Photography, and Moving Images
- Additional Reading and Resources
- About the Author
- Social Media and Reader Engagement
- Popular Science
- Misinformation
- Op-Eds and Essays
- About This Handbook
About the Author
Rachel Feltman is executive editor of Popular Science and head of its Uranus-pun-loving science team, as well as the founding producer and host of “The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week,” PopSci’s podcast. Before starting at PopSci, in 2016, she ran an irreverent blog for The Washington Post called “Speaking of Science.” Rachel holds a degree in environmental science from Bard College at Simon’s Rock and a master’s in science, health, and environmental reporting from New York University. She has a book about the history of sex in the works with Bold Type.