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
Ashley Smart is associate director of the Knight Science Journalism Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a senior editor at Undark magazine. He is a co-editor of A Tactical Guide to Science Journalism: Lessons From the Frontlines, published in 2022 by Oxford University Press. He was previously a senior editor at Physics Today magazine and a 2015-16 Knight Science Journalism Fellow. Smart has served on the advisory boards of the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing and The Open Notebook, and he holds a Ph.D. in chemical and biological engineering from Northwestern University.