The Sciences’ Media Connection –Public Communication and its Repercussions [electronic resource] /
edited by Simone Rödder, Martina Franzen, Peter Weingart.
- XII, 380 p. online resource.
- Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook, 28 0167-2320 ; .
Introduction -- Medialization of Science – Theoretical Considerations -- Media Coverage of Science -- Scientists’ Attitudes to Media Visibility -- Organizational Responses to Media Expectations -- Media Impact on Scholarly Communication -- Conclusions -- Biographical Notes.
The Yearbook addresses the overriding question: what are the effects of the ‘opening up’ of science to the media? Includes theoretical considerations and a host of empirical studies covering different configurations providing 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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Social sciences. Science--History. Social Sciences. Sociology, general. History of Science.