- 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
Elisabetta Tola is a scientist and data journalist who holds a Ph.D. in microbiology. She was a Tow-Knight fellow in 2019 at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York. As founder of Facta and chief executive of the science-communications agency formicablu, she applies scientific methodology to journalism. Tola is the author of the international data and multimedia investigations Seedversity.org, SEEDcontrol.eu, and Hearing Voices. She is a radio presenter at RAI Radio3scienza and has freelanced for publications including ESMH, IlBOLive, AGI, and WiredIT. She is also a media trainer and lecturer on data-science journalism and the author of a handbook for journalists on environmental science for the European Forest Institute.