knowledge-based journalism in politicized science debates
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Presentation at the "Science of Science Communication III" conference hosted by the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania. The presentations draws on the following forthcoming paper: Nisbet, M.C. & Fahy, D. (in press). Why We Need Knowledge-based Journalism in Politicized Science Debates. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. http://climateshiftproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/NisbetFahy_KnowledgeBasedJournalismScienceDebates_ANNALS.pdfTRANSCRIPT
Knowledge-Based Journalism in Politicized Science Debates:Applying Insights from Cultural Theory & Risk Analysis
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Matthew C. NisbetAssociate ProfessorNortheastern University
Journalists as Knowledge Professionals
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o Dimensions of Knowledge-based Journalism:
o Content Knowledge. Specialized, experiential, immersive understanding of subject, beat, discipline guides news judgments, source selection, critical assessment of claims.
o Process Knowledge. Specialized understanding of news media decision-making and effects can be used to guard against biases, choose among storytelling techniques, more effectively engage audiences.
Patterson 2013
Donsbach 2014
Journalists as Public Intellectuals
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o Informed critics, advocates, and explainers.
o Deductive analysis across cases and events, drawing connections, making inferences, and offering judgments.
o Serve in the role of critic, advocate, or activist.
o Personalities, brands, and commodities.o Distinctive voice and personality; shift between detached
analysis and personalization.o Brands that transcend news organization and platforms.o Large social media followings, online spirals of attention.
o Create/disrupt narratives and assumptions.o Influence assumptions and mental models of activists,
funders, journalists, and other elites.
Nisbet 2013; 2014
Fahy 2015
Diffusing Culturally Antagonistic Meanings:Diversifying Policy and Technology Options
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Kahan et al 2007
Pielke 2007
Facilitating Disagreement, Questioning Expertise:A Networked, Critical Approach to Journalism
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Rosen 2012
Andrew Revkin
Doing Knowledge-Based Journalism
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The Dot Earth BlogRevkin as Explainer, Informed Critic and Convenor
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Further Readingwww.climateshiftproject.org/studies
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Age of Us Communication, media & politics in the Anthropocene