Bringing down the barriers

The science-media interaction in biomedical research in the Netherlands. Opinions of scientists and journalists on the science-media relationship

“…The studies that have examined scientists' engagement with science or the science-media interaction reveal mixed results with regard to the quantity and quality of the science-media interaction. For example, Willems [2003] characterized the science-media relationship as problematic. That is, scientists lack the different writing skills to bring their work to a wider audience or feel that popularization reduces their status among peers.…”

Marine ecosystem science and the media: Exploring ways to improve news coverage through journalist–scientist working relations

“…Scientists' frustrations arising from their inability to correct inaccuracies might be alleviated by understanding that revision by news sources counteracts the journalistic method and challenges journalists' autonomy (Willems, 2003; Deuze, 2005). Journalists' comments suggest that accurate reporting and credible stories were among the positive outcomes of working with scientists.…”

Scientists as public communicators: individual- and institutional-level motivations and barriers for public communication in Singapore

“…A growing body of literature highlights the importance of informal public education on S&T developments (Anderson, Lucas, Ginns, & Dierking, 2000;Falk & Dierking, 2002) in complementing formal education to raise science literacy. As stewards of science, scientists play crucial roles in raising public appreciation of S&T (Besley & Nisbet, 2011;Besley, Dudo, & Yuan, 2018a;Ilani, 2009;Willems, 2003) and reducing the knowledge disparities between experts and laypeople (Dudo, Kahlor, AbiGhannam, Lazard, & Liang, 2014;George, Kaptan, Lee, & Frewer, 2014;Ho et al, 2015). Scientists and science institutes acknowledge the importance of outreach activities: privately funded organizations utilized outreach activities to secure research funds (Dunwoody & Ryan, 1985), while publicly funded institutes emphasized it as part of scientists' duties to the public.…”