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Janet D. Stemwedel (whose nom de blog is Dr. Free-Ride) is an associate professor of philosophy at San Jose State University. Before becoming a philosopher, she earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry. Email her at dr.freeride@gmail.com.
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Category: Communication
Following up on an excellent post she wrote earlier this month, Jessica Palmer at Bioephemera brings us an update on the lawsuit against Jared Diamond and The New Yorker. You may recall that this lawsuit alleges that a story written...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 4:06 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Communication
If you're speaking to the public as a scientist (including speaking to the public through a journalist), you have some responsibilities.
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Category: Communication
Should scientists try to counter woo-meisters on their home turf?
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Category: Communication
Remember earlier this week when we were discussing some of the positions people might hold with respect to the use of animals in research? These included animal rights positions, which held that animals have inherent rights not to have their...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 5:50 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Communication
Lessons learned from the multi-year brouhaha over framing and its discontents.
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Category: Communication
What ethical principles ought to be guiding scientists, journalists, and other communicators who are framing science? What do they tell us about the type of activity framing is supposed to be?
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I heard a piece by David Kestenbaum on NPR's "Morning Edition" that hasn't been sitting right with me. You, dear readers, get to help me figure out what's bugging me about the story, a profile of 16-year-old climate skeptic Kristen...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 12:50 PM • 89 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
I haven't given up yet. You know I'm still looking for more clarity on the basic premises of framing. I tried to work out what does and does not fall within the framing strategy in a flowcharted example and (again)...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 2:24 AM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
You'll remember that I tried to work out precisely what was being claimed in the premises behind framing set out by Chris Mooney. At the end of this exercise, I was left with the hunch that one's optimal communication strategy...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 4:03 PM • 17 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Chris Mooney lays out the argument behind "framing". I give my thoughts, item by item....
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