October 7th, 2013 | RESEARCH
Scientists intermittently appear on television news as experts to inform and comment on current events. This study explores whether their appearance adds a critical measure of substantiated arguments and balanced judgements to public affairs reporting. An explorative analysis of a representative sample of news broadcasts from five public broadcasters in Western Europe in 2006 and 2007 suggests that this is to some extent the case. The implications of these findings for the deliberative quality of TV news are discussed, and a typology of scientific experts in the general news items is proposed.
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Richard van der Wurff, Author, University of AmsterdamPiet Verhoeven, Author, University of Amsterdam
Maite Gadellaa, Author, University of Amsterdam
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Identifier Type: ISSN
Identifier: 1824-2049
Publication: Journal of Science Communication
Volume: 12
Number: 3
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Audience: Administration | Leadership | Policymakers | General Public | Museum | ISE Professionals | Scientists
Discipline: General STEM
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Broadcast Media | Media and Technology