scholarly journals The communication of scientific research in news media: Contemporary challenges and opportunities

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (03) ◽  
pp. C06
Author(s):  
Georgia Dempster
Keyword(s):  
News Media ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Working Relationships ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Australian Science

This commentary is based on a talk that was presented during the Australian Science Communicators Conference in February 2020. As a Ph.D. student, my research is focused on the investigation of methods of communicating science to public audiences. Within science communication, this talk discussed a case study that was completed as part of my Ph.D. This commentary details a review of a portion of the literature that I completed for my Ph.D. related to the misreporting of scientific research in news media. This review of the literature is relevant to the contemporary environment of scientific research reported in news media. I conclude by suggesting that given the challenging science and news media landscapes; scientists, science communicators and journalists must work more effectively together to uphold the integrity of their professions and to ensure that scientific research is more accurately reported in news media. Additionally, I argue that more research is needed that seeks to understand the relationships between scientists, science communicators and journalists to enable more effective working relationships between these professionals.

Stylistic analysis of headlines in science journalism: A case study of New Scientist

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (8) ◽  
pp. 894-907 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Molek-Kozakowska
Keyword(s):  
Science Communication ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Stylistic Analysis ◽  
Science Journalism ◽  
The Media

This article explores science journalism in the context of the media competition for readers’ attention. It offers a qualitative stylistic perspective on how popular journalism colonizes science communication. It examines a sample of 400 headlines collected over the period of 15 months from the ranking of five ‘most-read’ articles on the website of the international magazine New Scientist. Dominant lexical properties of the sample are first identified through frequency and keyness survey and then analysed qualitatively from the perspective of the stylistic projection of newsworthiness. The analysis illustrates various degrees of stylistic ‘hybridity’ in online popularization of scientific research. Stylistic patterns that celebrate, domesticate or personalize science coverage (characteristic of popular journalism) are intertwined with devices that foreground tentativeness, precision and informativeness (characteristic of science communication). The article reflects on the implications of including various proportions of academic and popular styles in science journalism.

Ovarian complete hydatidiform mole: case study with molecular analysis and review of the literature

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (12) ◽  
pp. 2861-2864 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer K. Sehn ◽  
Lindsay M. Kuroki ◽  
Margaret M. Hopeman ◽  
Ryan E. Longman ◽  
Colleen P. McNicholas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Analysis ◽  
Hydatidiform Mole ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Complete Hydatidiform Mole

scholarly journals Recurrent tuberculous cerebellar abscess: a case study and review of the literature

2021 ◽  
pp. 105832
Author(s):  
Yakhya Cisse ◽  
El Hadji Cheikh Ndiaye Sy ◽  
Abdoulaye Diop ◽  
Habibou Sarr ◽  
Louncény Fatoumata Barry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Cerebellar Abscess

Genome Editing or Genome Cutting? Communicating CRISPR in the British and German Press

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-66
Author(s):  
Yoo Yung Lee
Keyword(s):  
Science Communication ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Word Processor ◽  
Public Science ◽  
German Press ◽  
Legal Questions ◽  
British Press ◽  
Legal Frameworks

AbstractIn this paper, I analyze the role of metaphors in public science communication. Specifically, it is a case study of the metaphors for CRISPR/Cas9, a controversial biotechnology that enables scientists to alter the DNA of any organism with unprecedented ease and has raised a number of societal, ethical and legal questions concerning its applications – most notably, on its usage on the human germline. Using a corpus of 600 newspaper articles from the British and German press, I show that there are striking differences in how these two European countries construe CRISPR in public discourse: the British press promotes the image of CRISPR as a word processor that allows scientists to edit the DNA, replacing spelling mistakes with healthy genes, whereas the German press depicts CRISPR as genetic scissors and thereby underlines the risk of mutations after cutting the DNA. I suggest that this contrast reflects differences in the legal frameworks of the respective countries and may influence the attitudes towards emerging biotechnologies among the British and German public.

scholarly journals Towards Sustainable Mobility? The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Romanian Mobile Citizens in Spain

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 4023
Author(s):  
Silvia Marcu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Human Mobility ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
New Models ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Depth Interviews

Using the case study of Romanians in Spain, this article highlights how the COVID-19 crisis presents both challenges and opportunities when it comes to human mobility and sustainability. Drawing on in-depth interviews with mobile people during the period of lockdown and circulation restrictions, and in accordance with the objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the paper advances and contributes to the relevance of sustainability and its impact on people’s mobility in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. I argue that even in the midst of the crisis, sustainable ways may be found to promote and protect human mobility. The paper raises the way sustainability acts as a driver, gains relevance and influence, and contributes to the creation of new models of resilient mobility in times of crisis. The conclusions defend the respect for the SDGs regarding human mobility and emphasise the role of people on the move as sustainable actors learning to overcome distance and the barriers to their mobility during the pandemic.

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