Volume 49, Number 2, Summer 2000

National Association of
Science Writers

 
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE WRITERS, INC.
P.O. Box 294, Greenlawn, N.Y. 11740 516-757-5664
 
Joe Palca, President
Lynne Friedmann,
Editor
Robert Finn,
Deputy Editor
Diane McGurgan, Executive Director
Judith Schwartz, Proofreader

Correspondence on editorial matters should be addressed to Lynne Friedmann, P.O. Box 1725, Solana Beach, CA 92075, email lfriedmann@nasw.org. Correspondence on NASW policy matters should be sent to Joe Palca, National Public Radio, 635 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington D.C. 20001.

All articles and columns in the newsletter express the opinions of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the positions of the institutions they represent nor of NASW. The Council for the Advancement of Science Writing provides generous financial support to NASW for the production of ScienceWriters.

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Web Addresses
The Evolution Of Genetics To Genomics
by Ricki Lewis
 
Scholars Need better Research Skills When Writing Science History
by Terrance Monmaney
 
The Perils Of Popularizing Science
by Robert Kanigel
 
Public Accepts 'Facts' With Or Without Evidence
by Boyce Rensberger
 
Science Writing From Across The Pond
by Roger Highfield
 
How Freelancing Saved My Life
by Larry O'Hanlon
 
No Aliens Visit Earth, But The Government Covers Up Anyway
by Robert L. Park
 
Scientists Find It Scary To Deal With The Public
by an H.M.S. Beagle Reader Survey

President's Letter by Joe Palca
 
From The Editor
by Lynne Friedmann
 
NASW Roard Election Candidate Statements
Officer Candidates
Paul Raeburn -- President
Deborah Blum -- President-Elect
Laura van Dam -- Treasurer
Robert Lee Hotz -- Secretary
Members-At-Large
Janet Basu
Beryl Lieff Benderly
Mariette DiChristina
Carol Ezzell
Ira Flatow
Jon Frankin
Peggy Girshman
Marion E. Glick
Robin Marantz Henig
Earle Holland
A.J. Hostetler
Harvey Leifert
Carol Cruzan Morton
C. Blake Powers
Tabitha M. Powledge
Joel Shurkin
 
On The Lists by Bob Finn
 
The Free Lance by Tabitha Powledge
 
Funds Available To Writers Facing Financial Hardship
 
2001 NASW Workshop Preview
 
John Kutter Selected As 2000 Kaiser Media Fellow in Heath
 
Witze And Hill Receive 2000 Sullivan And Perlman Awards From AGU
 
Susan Okie Takes Top Honors In Microbiology Society Awards Competition
 
Cowen And Weiss Honored For Physics Reporting
 
Taylor/Blakeslee Fellowships Awarded For Graduate Studies
 
Science Indicators: Journalists Say, "If It Bleeds, It Leads"
by Robert L. Park
 
Regional Groups
Northern California
San Diego
Washington, DC
 
Our Gang
 
Notices From Diane
 
In Memoriam
Philip E. Gunby
David R. Branch
Lorri Preston
Anthony Broy
 
Books By And For Members
by Ruth Winter
 
New Members

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