Research Guides: IDSC 258: Consensus or Contentious? Controversies in Science Then and Now: Opinion Pieces

How to write an opinion piece

Op-ed Writing: Tips and Tricks [OpEd Project]
From the OpEd Project, suggestions on how to get started writing an op-ed.
The World’s Biggest Scavenger Hunt: A Guide To Finding Stories, Latif Nasser
A blog post by Latif Nasser on Transom.org from November 20, 2018: "He's the Director of Research for WNYC's Radiolab, and in very short order, he'll provide you with ideas that will remove any excuse for NOT finding stories...everywhere."

Finding Op Eds and Opinion Pieces

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Research Guides

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IDSC 258: Consensus or Contentious? Controversies in Science Then and Now

R&I Librarian for Humanities and Digital Scholarship

How to write an opinion piece

Finding Op Eds and Opinion Pieces