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The post-journalist’s toolbox - Trends in digital storytelling

Nicola Bruno — 2011-12-21T10:13:33Z

Based on the stories collected in the essay La Scimmia che Vinse il Pulitzer. Personaggi, avventure e (buone) notizie dal futuro dell’informazione [The ...

Science journalism and digital storytelling

Nico Pitrelli — 2011-12-21T10:12:23Z

Among the most interesting aspects of the changes in the media ecosystem a leading role is played by the impact of digital and networking technologies on ...

Science journalism and fact checking

Maximilian Schäfer — 2011-12-21T10:12:51Z

At first glance it all seems so easy – scientists create new knowledge, and through their work they show which statements about the world are true and which ...

Telling science stories in an evolving digital media ecosystem: from communication to conversation and confrontation

Richard Holliman — 2011-12-21T10:11:48Z

The globalised digital media ecosystem can be characterised as both dynamic and disruptive. Developments in digital technologies relate closely to emerging ...

Communication and learning structures that facilitate transfer of knowledge at innovation transition points

Ronald C. Beckett — 2011-12-09T09:57:45Z

Innovation processes are rarely smooth and disruptions often occur at transition points were one knowledge domain passes the technology on to another ...

Scientists' attitudes toward a dialogue with the public: a study using "science cafes"

Eri Mizumachi — 2011-11-28T07:04:01Z

Currently, science is developing rapidly and its influence on society is more significant than ever. This is all the more reason for today’s scientists to ...

Metaphors in climate discourse: an analysis of Swedish farm magazines

Therese Asplund — 2011-10-26T08:45:25Z

This article examines communicative aspects of climate change, identifying and analysing metaphors used in specialized media reports on climate change, and ...

A reference for science communication

Marina Ramalho e Silva — 2011-09-21T09:26:29Z

S. Hornig Priest (ed.), Enciclopedia of Sicence and Technology Communitaction, Sage Publications Inc. (2010)

A pilot project to encourage scientific debate in schools. Comics written and peer reviewed by young learners

Giovanni Lo Iacono — 2011-09-21T09:26:29Z

Comprehension of the nature and practice of science and its social context are important aspects of communicating and learning science. However there is ...

Know your genes. The marketing of direct-to-consumer genetic testing

Alessandro Delfanti — 2011-09-21T09:26:29Z

Genetic testing promises to put the ability to decide about our life choices in our hands, as well as help solve crucial health problems by preventing the ...

DCGT: the individual's benefits above all

Donato Ramani — 2011-09-21T09:23:26Z

Easy, cheap, efficient as online service often are. Direct to Consumer Genetic Testing (DCGT) represents a big evolution towards personalised medicine. If ...

Of deterritorialization, healthism and biosocialities: the companies' marketing and users' experiences of online genetics

Pascal Ducournau — 2011-09-21T09:23:26Z

Since the early 2000s, anybody can buy genetic tests, directly sold on the Internet. These tests provide information about susceptibilities to some diseases ...

From symptomatic to pre-symptomatic patient: the tide of personal genomics

Marina Levina — 2011-09-21T09:23:26Z

Personal Genomics Companies are an emerging form of biotechnology startup that bring rapidly advancing whole genome technologies to a variety of commercial ...

Predictive or preposterous? The marketing of DTC genetic testing

Timothy Caulfield — 2011-09-21T09:23:26Z

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing has generated a great deal of social controversy. While the degree to which DTC testing actually causes harm ...

Genomics' problem of communication

Jenny Reardon — 2011-09-21T09:23:26Z

Since opening their doors in late 2006, personal genomics (PG) companies have faced skepticism and criticism from influential academic and government ...