Communicating uncertainty [electronic resource] : media coverage of new and controversial science / edited by Sharon M. Friedman, Sharon Dunwoody, Carol L. Rogers.
Contributor(s): Friedman, Sharon M
| Dunwoody, Sharon | Rogers, Carol L.
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TextSeries: LEA's communication series: Publisher: Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 1999General Notes: Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 277 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9780585179681 (electronic bk.).Subject(s): Science in mass media | Science news | Discoveries in scienceGenre/Form: Electronic books DDC classification: 500 Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge: | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| E-book | Davenport Library e-book | E-book | 500 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not For Loan | mq389651 |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.
Scientists' representations of uncertainty / Stephen C. Zehr -- How journalists deal with scientific uncertainty / S. Holly Stocking -- Public responses to uncertainty / Edna Einsiedel & Bruce Thorne -- Scientists, journalists, and the meaning of uncertainty / Sharon Dunwoody -- Interpreting uncertainty : a panel discussion / Philip M. Boffey, Joann Ellison Rodgers, & Stephen H. Schneider -- Popular beliefs, media, and biotechnology / Susanna Hornig Priest -- Never-ending story of dioxin / Sharon M. Friedman -- Uncertain social contract : the case of human resources for science / Daryl E. Chubin -- Reporting on the changing science of human behavior / Deborah Blum -- Science in the public arena : a panel discussion / Dianne Dumanoski, William H. Farland, & Sheldon Krimsky -- Importance of understanding audiences / Carol L. Rogers -- Effective explanation of uncertain and complex science / Katherine E. Rowan -- Using systematic thinking to choose and evaluate evidence / Robert J. Griffin -- Beyond the basics : a roundtable discussion / Rita R. Colwell ... [et al.].
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