The Sciences' Media Connection -Public Communication and its Repercussions


Simone. Rödder
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Medvirkende
Utgitt
Dordrecht : Springer , cop. 2012
Omfang
1 online resource (374 p.)
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Contributors; Part I Introduction; 1 Exploring the Impact of Science Communication on Scientific Knowledge Production: An Introduction; 1.1 Science in the News; 1.2 The Concept of Medialization; 1.3 The View from Science Policy; 1.4 Roots: Studies of Science and the Mass Media; 1.5 Science and Its Publics; 1.6 Change of Perspective: A Differentiation Theory Approach; References; Part II Medialization of Science -- Theoretical Considerations; 2 The Lure of the Mass Media and Its Repercussions on Science; 2.1 The Issue. - 2.2 Similarities and Differences Between Communication in Science and by the Mass Media: Types of Knowledge and Publics Addressed2.3 Democratization and the Emergence of Mass Media; 2.4 Conceptualizing the 'Medialization' of Science; 2.4.1 Science as a Social System and the Science-Media Coupling; 2.4.2 Resonance Between Science and the Media; 2.5 Conclusion: Medialization as Coupling of Systems; References; Part III Media Coverage of Science; 3 Public Attention to Science 1820-2010 -- A 'Longue Durée' Picture; 3.1 Public Spheres, Public Attention and News Intensity. - 3.2 Studies of Long-Term Science News Intensity3.3 Constructing an Index of Fluctuations and Ignoring Volume; 3.4 Additional Evidence of Ups and Peaks, Downs and Troughs; 3.5 Why Is Public Attention to Science Not Constant?; 3.5.1 Changing Societal Contexts; 3.5.2 Endogenous Factors in the Operations of Science; 3.6 Conclusion; 3.7 Appendix: How to Calculate the Index of Public Attention?; References; 4 Issue Selection in Science Journalism: Towards a Special Theory of News Values for Science News?; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Favourite Topics in Media Coverage of Science. - 4.3 Inside the Science Section: The Practitioner's Perspective4.3.1 Time Dependent Selection Factors; 4.3.1.1 Passive Background Effect (Crowding Out); 4.3.1.2 Active Background Effect (Pulling In); 4.3.2 Time Independent Selection Factors; 4.4 The Theoretical Perspective of News Values: From General Journalism to Science Journalism; 4.4.1 The Theory of News Values; 4.4.2 News Factors in the Context of Science Journalism; 4.5 Development of a Revised Catalogue of News Factors and a First Empirical Test; 4.5.1 A Draft Catalogue of News Factors for Science Coverage. - 4.5.1.1 Analysis of Existing Catalogues of News Factors4.5.2 Sample and Methods for the First Examination of the Draft Catalogue; 4.5.3 Results; 4.5.4 Reduction of the Draft Catalogue of News Factors; 4.5.5 Summary and Limits of the Results of the Empirical Analysis; 4.6 Conclusions and Forecast; 4.6.1 Further Research Needed for a Final Catalogue; 4.6.2 Lessons to be Learned for Research Outside the Science Sections; References; 5 The Medialization of Regenerative Medicine: Frames and Metaphors in UK News Stories; 5.1 The Nature of Medialization; 5.2 Media Communication of Science. - 5.3 Regenerative Medicine in the Media. - This Yearbook addresses the overriding question: What are the effects of the 'opening up' of science to the media? Theoretical considerations and a host of empirical studies covering different configurations provide an in-depth analysis of the sciences' media connection and its repercussions on science itself. They help to form a sound judgement on this recent development.
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9789400720848

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