Further reading
Journalism and writing / Statistics, biases and pitfalls / Resources / Outlets
On journalism and writing
- Davies N (2009), Flat Earth News: An Award-winning Reporter Exposes Falsehood, Distortion and Propaganda in the Global Media. London: Vintage.
- Storr W (2020), The Science of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human, and How to Tell Them Better. New York: Abrams
- Carpenter S (2020), The Craft of Science Writing: Selections from The Open Notebook. New York: The Open Notebook
- Yong E. What even counts as science writing anymore? The Atlantic 2 October 2021
- Blum, Deborah and Mary Knudson, eds., A Field Guide for Science Writers: The Official Guide of the National Association of Science Writers, 2nd edition Oxford University Press, 2005.
- Thirty-five Writers of SciLance, The Science Writers' Handbook. SciLance, 2013
- Council for the Advancement of Science Writing: A guide to careers in science writing
- National Association for Science Writers: FAQ for new and aspiring science writers
Statistics, biases and pitfalls
- Tom Chivers and David Chivers (2021) How to read numbers: a guide to stats in the news (and knowing when to trust them). London: W&N
- David Spiegelhalter (2019), The Art of Statistics: learning from data. London: Penguin.
- Michael Blastland and David Spiegelhalter (2014), The Norm Chronicles: stories and numbers about danger.
- Caroline Criado Perez (2019) Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men. London: Chatto & Windus
- Darryl Cunningham (2013), Science Tales: Lies, Hoaxes and Scams. (Graphic novel) London: Profile Books.
- Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think
Additional courses and resources
- The Knight Center for journalism runs a number of free or low cost distance learning courses covering specific aspects of journalism, such as how to cover pandemics.
- On the origin of science writers, The Open Notebook (The Open Notebook in general is an excellent ongoing source of lessons and databases on the craft of science journalism, including an unparalleled database of pitches and annotated works)
- Nieman journalism lab. All the latest from the cutting edge of journalism developments and stories from the craft of journalism.
- Journalism.co.uk. Offers UK based journalism industry news, useful tips, courses and podcasts as well as a jobs board.
