Open AccessComment on “Improving How Scientists Communicate About Climate Change”
Author(s) -
Sedgemore Francis
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2008eo330006
Subject(s) - public relations , space (punctuation) , climate science , function (biology) , political science , space science , science communication , media studies , sociology , climate change , internet privacy , engineering , computer science , law , science education , ecology , evolutionary biology , biology , aerospace engineering , operating system
In a recent issue of Eos (89(11), 11 March 2008), Susan Joy Hassol argued that climate researchers are failing in their efforts to communicate effectively with the public. As a space physicist turned freelance journalist, I know how researchers think and act, and also how media workers function. From informal discussions with journalists, bloggers, and members of the general public, it is clear to me that the public is crying out for hard information. But people will instinctively mistrust those who feed them science‐lite.