Date: 1998
Type: Book
Science and the media : alternative routes in scientific communication
London ; New York : Routledge, 1998, Routledge studies in science, technology and society, 1
BUCCHI, Massimiano, Science and the media : alternative routes in scientific communication, London ; New York : Routledge, 1998, Routledge studies in science, technology and society, 1
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In the days of global warming and BSE, science is increasingly a public issue. This book provides a theoretical framework which allows us to understand why and how scientists address the general public. The author develops the argument that turning to the public is not simply a response to inaccurate reporting by journalists or to public curiosity, nor a wish to gain recognition and additional funding. Rather, it is a tactic to which the scientific community are pushed by certain 'internal' crisis situations. Bucchi examines three cases of scientists turning to the public: the cold fusion case, the COBE/Big Bang issue and Louis Pasteur's public demonstration of the anthrax vaccine, a historical case of 'public science'. Finally, Bucchi presents his unique model of communications between science and the public, carried out through the media. This is a thoughtful and wide-ranging treatment of complex contemporary issues, touching upon the history and sociology of science, communication and media studies. Bucchi's theories on scientific communication in the media are a valuable contribution to the current debate on this subject.
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/22625
ISBN: 9780415189521
Publisher: Routledge
Initial version: http://hdl.handle.net/1814/5235
Version: Published version of EUI PhD thesis, 1997
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