Science communication: The "Weight of Evidence" approach and climate change

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Abstract

This chapter outlines the ethical issues in science and climate change reporting. It discussed what role journalism and media should play in the global challenge that unfolds as humanity adapts to a changing climate caused by anthropogenic climate change. The chapter begins by outlining the ethical obligations journalists have in accessing and communicating science. How there is a long-standing understanding and journalistic practice of how science should be identified, summarized, curated and reported. The chapter then moves on to illustrate the importance of journalists critically understanding the scientific peer review process, as illustrated by two case studies. In the conclusion, the global media ethics framework will be applied to science and climate change reporting. The key concepts considered will be transparency, audience engagement and inclusion.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHandbook of Global Media Ethics
EditorsStephen J. A. Ward
Place of PublicationCham Switzerland
PublisherSpringer
Chapter36
Pages711-721
Number of pages11
Edition1st
ISBN (Electronic)9783319321035
ISBN (Print)9783319321028
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

Keywords

  • Balance as bias
  • Climate change
  • Ethics
  • Global media ethics
  • Journalism
  • Media climate change
  • MMR vaccine
  • Peer review
  • Science journalism
  • Science journals

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