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Overview"This work, by the editors of ""Scientists and Journalists: Reporting Science as News"", explores scientific uncertainty and media coverage of it in such major public issues as AISA, biotechnology, dioxin, global warming, and nature vs. nurture. It examines the interrelations of the major actors in constructing and explaining uncertainty: scientists, journalists, scholars, and the larger public. Part 1 examines participants in the scientific uncertainty arena and how the major actors react to, cope with and manage uncertain issues. It also describes how scientists and journalists vie for control over uncertain science. The panel discussion at the end of this section is a spirited discourse on how they handle scientific uncertainty. Part 2 explores instances of scientific uncertainty in the public arena, highlighting studies involving uncertainty and biotechnology, dioxin, human resources for science, and human behaviour. The panel discussion concluding this section reacts to several of these specific issues and adds other perspectives about handling uncertain science. Part 3 concentrates on issues of audience and methods for more effective communication about scientific uncertainty. It focuses on the importance of understanding audiences and their needs, how to explain complex information to readers and viewers, and how to better understand and present statistical evidence through systematic thinking. The roundtable discussion is a wide-ranging review of journalistic practices and their impact on the treatment of scientific uncertainty. The editors try to tease apart constructions of scientific uncertainty to help readers understand how these constructions affect scientific and lay beliefs about science and technology as well as how government policies and regulations dealing with uncertain issues are influenced and formed. Within this framework, they also examine the variety of the interactions among the actors in the uncertainty drama to give readers valuable insights into the intricacies of science communication at work." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sharon M. Friedman , Sharon Dunwoody , Carol L. RogersPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.700kg ISBN: 9780805827279ISBN 10: 0805827277 Pages: 292 Publication Date: 01 March 1999 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews...this is a lively, stimulating, and well-written book....those coming to these topics for the first time will find a great deal of useful information and much to think about. -Public Opinion Quarterly The volume should be an excellent point of departure for further explorations of science in the public eye. In producing this book, Friedman, Dunwoody, and Rogers have cut to the heart of the challenge of how society can transcend the shallow 'he said, she said' type of reporting when conflicting scientific claims hit the news. -Technical Communication This mix of academics, journalists, and scientists adds breadth to the book. Hence Communicating Uncertainty could serve as supplementary reading for advanced courses in science journalism, public journalism, or public policymaking. Communication scholars will find it useful as well; chapter contributors usually offer in-depth reviews of the academic literature on their topic. -Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly The book addresses the roles, practices, and perspectives of scientists, reporters, and lay audiences. Rich insights and arguments are provided by a distinguished body of scholars and professional writers who discuss scientific policy and politics as well as techniques for increasing the quality of science journalism. -Journal of Communication Indeed, the book is a veritable smorgasbord of uncertainty topics, giving readers much to choose from....the editors did a fine job in providing intellectually nourishing offerings. -Journalism & Mass Communication Educator The editors intended to provide a broad-reaching analysis of this narrowly focused aspect of scientific discourse, and they did so effectively by bringing in diverse voices to present various analyses....the book provides an effective introduction to the less frequently examined aspects of scientific discourse to help shape our available knowledge. -Risk: Health, Safety & Environment 263 The articles in this book lay out areas of uncertainty, identify the problem, and call for greater research on the meaning of uncertainty. By raising questions of trust, avoiding the media-bashing syndrome, and defining risk not as a technical construct but as a social and political one, this book contributes important perspectives to the debate on risk. -Political Communication ...this is a lively, stimulating, and well-written book....those coming to these topics for the first time will find a great deal of useful information and much to think about. -Public Opinion Quarterly The volume should be an excellent point of departure for further explorations of science in the public eye. In producing this book, Friedman, Dunwoody, and Rogers have cut to the heart of the challenge of how society can transcend the shallow 'he said, she said' type of reporting when conflicting scientific claims hit the news. -Technical Communication This mix of academics, journalists, and scientists adds breadth to the book. Hence Communicating Uncertainty could serve as supplementary reading for advanced courses in science journalism, public journalism, or public policymaking. Communication scholars will find it useful as well; chapter contributors usually offer in-depth reviews of the academic literature on their topic. -Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly The book addresses the roles, practices, and perspectives of scientists, reporters, and lay audiences. Rich insights and arguments are provided by a distinguished body of scholars and professional writers who discuss scientific policy and politics as well as techniques for increasing the quality of science journalism. -Journal of Communication Indeed, the book is a veritable smorgasbord of uncertainty topics, giving readers much to choose from....the editors did a fine job in providing intellectually nourishing offerings. -Journalism & Mass Communication Educator The editors intended to provide a broad-reaching analysis of this narrowly focused aspect of scientific discourse, and they did so effectively by bringing in diverse voices to present various analyses....the book provides an effective introduction to the less frequently examined aspects of scientific discourse to help shape our available knowledge. -Risk: Health, Safety & Environment 263 The articles in this book lay out areas of uncertainty, identify the problem, and call for greater research on the meaning of uncertainty. By raising questions of trust, avoiding the media-bashing syndrome, and defining risk not as a technical construct but as a social and political one, this book contributes important perspectives to the debate on risk. -Political Communication Author InformationEdited by Sharon M. Friedman, Sharon Dunwoody, Carol L. Rogers Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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