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Getting Physics into the Paper

NOV 01, 1990
Covering physics in the daily press often pushes reporters to the limits of their intellectual abilities, and yet it remains one of the most exciting aspects of the job.
Charles Petit

Few newspaper reporters have a formal grounding in physics. Yet most who cover hard science rate physics as among the most enjoyable and rewarding parts of the beat.

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Charles Petit, San Francisco Chronicle, National Association of Science Writers.

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Volume 43, Number 11

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