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Physics is an
area of study
relevant to
almost everything
we use on a daily
basis, such as
computers, cars,
the internet and
many others
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Physics is also
becoming
increasingly
prevalent in the
news and other
forms of media
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Often, new important experiments
and results appear in the news…
But why?
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This is important – the
most important part of the
scientific process is
communicating results[1]
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Many different
ways to do so
– want to get
earned media mentions[C1]
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Scientific Journals are more general, suited
to minor experiments – a fusion between
news and sponsored magazines[C2]
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Press releases
are generally
reserved for
more significant
findings
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Some major institutes (CERN, NASA, etc.)
have their own PR teams, who work to correct
misconceptions and manage public opinion
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These PR teams
will often do
journalism of their
own to generate
discussion and
interest
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This is all important – If you can’t share what
you’ve found effectively, people won’t be able
to understand what has been done or why
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Physics is
confusing by
nature – one
of the biggest
challenges is
making it
accessible to
the general
public
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Funding comes from the government and other
external sponsors, so they must be able to
understand what they are giving money to and
why
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Sponsors will
almost always
look to previous
publications – mostly
articles in scientific
journals[2]
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Types of available media are always
changing – researchers have to evolve with it
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The emergence of
new media types
(social media in
particular) has
required
researchers to be
more engaged in
sharing their work[3]
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Researchers want their work to be shared as
much as possible - this generates discussion,
allowing themselves and others to build on
this work with more research[C3]
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Publishing ensures researchers get proper
credit for the work they have done
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Most importantly, it
allows researchers
to communicate
what they have done
in a way that others
can understand
References[1] Feliú-Mójer, M. I. (2015, February 24). Effective Communication, Better Science.
Retrieved February 24, 2017, from https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/effective-communication-better-science/
[2] Bucchi, M. (2008). Theories of Public Communication and Science. In Handbook of Public Communication of Science and Technology (pp. 57-76). New York: Routledge.
[3] Holliman, R., Whitelegg, L., Scanlon, E., Smidt, S., & Thomas, J. (2009). Investigating science communication in the information age: Implications for public engagement and popular media. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
[C1] – Module 2, Lecture 2
[C2] – Module 3, Lecture 2
[C3] – Module 2, Lecture 1
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