Am I Making Myself Clear? : A Scientist's Guide to Talking to the Public / Cornelia Dean.
Dean, Cornelia, author.
2009
Q223 .D43 2012
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Title
Am I Making Myself Clear? : A Scientist's Guide to Talking to the Public / Cornelia Dean.
Author
Dean, Cornelia, author.
ISBN
9780674053717
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674053717
Published
Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2009]
Copyright
©2012
Language
English
Language Note
In English.
Description
1 online resource (288 p.)
Item Number
10.4159/9780674053717 doi
Call Number
Q223 .D43 2012
Alternate Call Number
AK 39700
Dewey Decimal Classification
501.4
Summary
Am I Making Myself Clear? shows scientists how to speak to the public, handle the media, and describe their work to a lay audience on paper, online, and over the airwaves. It is a book that will improve the tone and content of debate over critical issues and will serve the interests of science and society.
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Access limited to authorized users.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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Frontmatter
Contents
1. An Invitation to Researchers
2. Know Your Audience
3. The Landscape of Journalism
4. Covering Science
5. The Problem of Objectivity
6. The Scientist as Source
7. Public Relations
8. Telling Stories on Radio and TV
9. Telling Science Stories Online
10. Writing about Science and Technology
11. The Editorial and Op-Ed Pages
12. Writing Books
13. On the Witness Stand
14. Making Policy
15. Other Venues
Conclusion
Notes
Acknowledgments
Suggested Reading
Bibliography
Index

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