Communicating Uncertainty Media Coverage of New and Controversial Science

Name: Communicating Uncertainty Media Coverage of New and Controversial Science
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ISBN: 9780805827286

ISBN-10: 0805827285

ISBN-13: 9780805827286

Edition: 1999

Authors: Sharon M. Friedman, Sharon Dunwoody, Carol L. Rogers

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Book details

List price: $59.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 2/1/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.06" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Reference


Introduction


References



Interpreting Uncertainty



Scientists' Representations of Uncertainty


References


Acknowledgments



How Journalists Deal with Scientific Uncertainty


References



Public Responses to Uncertainty


References



Scientists, Journalists, and the Meaning of Uncertainty


References



Interpreting Uncertainty: A Panel Discussion



Science in the Public Arena



Popular Beliefs, Media, and Biotechnology


References



The Never-Ending Story of Dioxin


Acknowledgments


References



An Uncertain Social Contract: The Case of Human Resources for Science


References


Acknowledgments



Reporting on the Changing Science of Human Behavior


References



Science in the Public Arena: A Panel Discussion



Beyond the Basics



The Importance of Understanding Audiences


Acknowledgments


References



Effective Explanation of Uncertain and Complex Science


Acknowledgments


References



Using Systematic Thinking to Choose and Evaluate Evidence


Acknowledgments


References



Beyond the Basics: A Roundtable Discussion


Author Index


Subject Index