Food to politics: Representations of genetically modified organisms in cartoons on the Internet in China

Wang, Guoyan; Wang, Lingfei; Shen, Jiafei

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“…From their earliest conception, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have been widely discussed in public and media reports, giving rise to several conspiracy theories (Burke, 1999;Lyons et al, 2019;Evanega et al, 2022). In China, a country with a more conservative attitude toward crops and food, although its public's acceptance of GMOs is higher than other GM producers (around 40%, Zhao et al, 2019), such as United States, Argentina, Brazil, India, negative discussions and conspiracy theories about GMOs are still widespread (Chameides et al, 1999;Yang et al, 2014;Li et al, 2019;Wang et al, 2021). These conspiracy theories have affected the promotion of GMOs and formulation of relevant policies in China (Cao, 2018;Jiang and Fang, 2019;Li et al, 2019).…”

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Similar Attitudes, Different Strategies: A Limited Survey of the Discourse Strategies to Oppose Genetically Modified Organisms Conspiracy Theories by Chinese Scientist Communicators and Citizen Communicators on Zhihu

Yang

2022

Front. Psychol.

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The development of the digital media environment has led to a diversification in the role of science communicators. Both scientists and non-scientist citizens can act as science communicators in relation to online discussion of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Through a limited study, based on thematic and open coding of 60 answers provided by scientist science communicators and citizen science communicators on GMOs on Zhihu, the biggest Chinese knowledge sharing network, it has been found that “business conspiracy theories” about GMOs are the most mentioned and discussed theories, followed by the conspiracy theory of “GMOs as state control tool” on Zhihu. Both citizen science communicators and scientist science communicators are inclined to show oppositional attitudes to GMOs conspiracy theories on Zhihu, despite the differences in their scientific backgrounds; however, they use very different discourse strategies. Citizen science communicators tend to use “lay logic” with more rhetoric, while scientist science communicators tend to use direct scientific knowledge and logic with less rhetoric.

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Similar Attitudes, Different Strategies: A Limited Survey of the Discourse Strategies to Oppose Genetically Modified Organisms Conspiracy Theories by Chinese Scientist Communicators and Citizen Communicators on Zhihu

Yang

2022

Front. Psychol.

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“…Zhang, 2021a). A common phenomenon is the appearance of messages and views protesting orthodoxy discourses, sometimes through artistic forms (Wang et al, 2021;Yang, 2021). Another meaningful contribution of social media to science communication is the development of citizen science communicators, particularly with the emergence of question-answer site Zhihu, the Chinese equivalent of Quora (Liang et al, 2019;Yang, 2021).…”

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More engagement but less participation: China’s alternative approach to public communication of science and technology

Jia

2022

Public Underst Sci

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This essay critically traces the development of public engagement with science in China in the past decade and relevant scholarly studies. While confirming the country’s tremendous progress in the field achieved either by official efforts or by social media empowerment, it argues that science communication advances have not realized the public engagement with science ideal of enabling the public to participate in constructive dialogue for policymaking. However, citing recent studies on the specifics of China’s science communication, ranging from scientists’ reliance on their organization, to the consequences of attitudinal polarization, this article appeals to an alternative research agenda to broaden our understanding of the dynamic science communication process in the world’s most populous nation.

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“…Station by a scientist, and they have a lot of commercial potential thanks to the National Science Foundation [17][18][19][20][21].…”

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Review on Genetically Modified Organism Foods

Kumar

Yadav

2021

JPRI

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GMOs and the usage of GM foods have resulted from the capability to regulate and change the genetic codes of alive creatures. The capacity of GM foods to improve food processing performance, upsurge customer’s loyalty, and perhaps provides fitness advantages has expedited the adoption of GM nutriments into the diets. Though, GM crops and GMOs are still a source of virtuous dispute. The utilization of genetically modified nourishments and expertise raises ethical disquiets and personal judgement, which should preferably follow the moral values defined by diet and nourishment specialists, including such benevolence, non-maleficence, fairness, and sovereign. The future of GM crops includes a variety of aspects and trends, such as increased nutritional interest in goods, strict labelling requirements, and potentially favourable economic situations in industrialised countries. This study temporarily examines the history and contextual of genetically modified foodstuffs, diving into three zones: (1) GMO labelling, (2) regulatory disquiets, and (3) industrial uses. This article investigates the relationship between specific GM food uses and ethical issues. Ethical issues were investigated in light of the “Academy of Nutrition’s and Dietetic” (AND) code of ethics, which governs the conduct of food and nutrition professionals. Overall, the numerous moral consequences of developing and eating GM goods and GMOs must be carefully considered.

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Food to politics: Representations of genetically modified organisms in cartoons on the Internet in China

Cited by 7 publications

References 19 publications

Similar Attitudes, Different Strategies: A Limited Survey of the Discourse Strategies to Oppose Genetically Modified Organisms Conspiracy Theories by Chinese Scientist Communicators and Citizen Communicators on Zhihu

Similar Attitudes, Different Strategies: A Limited Survey of the Discourse Strategies to Oppose Genetically Modified Organisms Conspiracy Theories by Chinese Scientist Communicators and Citizen Communicators on Zhihu

More engagement but less participation: China’s alternative approach to public communication of science and technology

Review on Genetically Modified Organism Foods

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