The public right to know about science

Journalism and science are two vocational occupations with roots deep in the momentous developments that ushered in the modern era (eg, Reformation, Enlightenment, democracy and the nation state). While science arises from the former, professional journalists remain committed to their role as the &...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Rosslyn Reed
Formato: article
Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: Asia Pacific Network 2004
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/911f9705fed542a5a06ba4684b995e56
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
id oai:doaj.org-article:911f9705fed542a5a06ba4684b995e56
record_format dspace
spelling oai:doaj.org-article:911f9705fed542a5a06ba4684b995e562021-12-02T10:18:47ZThe public right to know about science10.24135/pjr.v10i1.7811023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/911f9705fed542a5a06ba4684b995e562004-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/781https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 Journalism and science are two vocational occupations with roots deep in the momentous developments that ushered in the modern era (eg, Reformation, Enlightenment, democracy and the nation state). While science arises from the former, professional journalists remain committed to their role as the 'watchdogs' of democracy. While this has normally meant scrutiny of the acts of public figures like politicians and entrepreneurs, increasingly in late modernity attention has been turned to science and its potential for harm (eg, nuclear technlogy, genetic manipluation, etc.).  Rosslyn ReedAsia Pacific Networkarticlescience mediascience journalismpublic interestCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 10, Iss 1 (2004)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic science media
science journalism
public interest
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
spellingShingle science media
science journalism
public interest
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
Rosslyn Reed
The public right to know about science
description Journalism and science are two vocational occupations with roots deep in the momentous developments that ushered in the modern era (eg, Reformation, Enlightenment, democracy and the nation state). While science arises from the former, professional journalists remain committed to their role as the 'watchdogs' of democracy. While this has normally meant scrutiny of the acts of public figures like politicians and entrepreneurs, increasingly in late modernity attention has been turned to science and its potential for harm (eg, nuclear technlogy, genetic manipluation, etc.). 
format article
author Rosslyn Reed
author_facet Rosslyn Reed
author_sort Rosslyn Reed
title The public right to know about science
title_short The public right to know about science
title_full The public right to know about science
title_fullStr The public right to know about science
title_full_unstemmed The public right to know about science
title_sort public right to know about science
publisher Asia Pacific Network
publishDate 2004
url https://doaj.org/article/911f9705fed542a5a06ba4684b995e56
work_keys_str_mv AT rosslynreed thepublicrighttoknowaboutscience
AT rosslynreed publicrighttoknowaboutscience
_version_ 1718397423339962368