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
Neel V. Patel is senior editor for science and innovation coverage at The Daily Beast. He was previously the space reporter for MIT Technology Review and an associate editor at Inverse. He has written for Popular Science, Slate, The Verge, New York, Wired, and other publications. He has a master’s degree from New York University’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. He fell into science journalism after a brief and terrible stint in an immunology lab in college. He lives in Brooklyn.