Many teachers supplement their text reading assignments with other materials, such as those listed here.
The articles and readings below can be used as handouts in class. Have a suggestion for an addition to this list? Send us email.
- NASW Science in Society award-winning articles
- "How We Uncovered The Hidden Fatality In A Clinical Trial," by Deborah Nelson and Rick Weiss (ScienceWriters, Spring 2000)
- "The Blow-by-Blow Story of NASA, AAAS, Stanford and the Martian Meteorite," by Vincent Kiernan (ScienceWriters, Spring 2000)
- Columbia Journalism Review article on the challenge of covering cancer "cures."
- Over the past few years, several issues of the Nieman Reports have devoted lengthy sections to science and medical journalism. How to Deal With Quotes
- A Collection of Guidelines in Science Writing, from the late Alton Blakeslee -->
