new paradigms for science communication

New paradigms for science communication? Chronicle of Higher Education

comments on "The Scientist" piece

The Chronicle of Higher Education published a short essay today

summarizing the key points from this month's cover article that Matt

Nisbet and I wrote for The Scientist. Here's an excerpt:

The authors acknowledge the view that scientists should focus on

research and leave the explanations to journalists and

media-relations officers, saying that "in an ideal world, that's

exactly what should happen." But in reality, they say, it is the

researchers who ultimately end up in the public eye, giving

interviews, writing books or articles, and advising policy makers.

"The stakes are high," the authors add. "If across the media,

scientists and their organizations are not effective in getting

their messages across, then others will be."

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