Speaking Science 2.0

The Original Science Article:

Framing Science:
A call for rethinking science communication. By Matthew Nisbet and Chris Mooney.
(Science, 04/06/2007)

[For those who do not have a subscription to Science, you can read the article for free by visiting Matthew Nisbet's blog (here), and then following the link on the left margin.]

Recent Articles and Commentary:

Why We Need to Truly Understand the Medical Literature
An editorial written by Chris Mooney and Beth Jordan, MD, medical director of the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals.
(Contraception, June 2007)

Emotional Rescue
If we're serious about building a society that makes scientifically informed decisions, then science needs to figure out a way to get its message across effectively. By Chris Mooney.
(Seed, 05/29/2007)

Spreading the Word
On many major issues scientists know they are right but their challenge is to convince the public. By Chris Mooney.
(Sydney Morning Herald, 04/26/2007)

Thanks for the Facts....Now Sell Them
An extension of the argument made in Science, by Matthew Nisbet and Chris Mooney.
(Washington Post, 04/15/2007)

Recruiting Opinion Leaders for Science
A two step flow of popularization. By Matthew Nisbet
(Skeptical Inquirer Online, 02/26/2007)

Political Communication in the Stem Cell Debate
Framing messages and defining public opinion. By Matthew Nisbet
(Skeptical Inquirer Online, 01/05/2007)

The Next Big Storm
Can scientists and journalists work together to improve coverage of the hurricane-global warming controversy? By Matthew Nisbet and Chris Mooney.
(Skeptical Inquirer Online, 08/03/2006)

Going Nuclear
Frames about atomic energy. By Matthew Nisbet
(Skeptical Inquirer Online, 06/01/2006)

Evolution & Intelligent Design:
Understanding public opinion. By Matthew Nisbet and Erik Nisbet
(Skeptical Inquirer Online, 09/01/2006)

Learning to Speak "Science"
A few suggestions on how the scientific community can win back its political influence in America. By Chris Mooney.
(Seed, 1/31/2006)

Undoing Darwin
When the coverage of evolution shifts to the political and opinion pages, the scientific context falls away. By Chris Mooney and Matthew Nisbet.
(Columbia Journalism Review, 9/1/2005)

Multiple Meanings of Public Understanding
Why definitions matter to the communication of science. By Matthew Nisbet
(Skeptical Inquirer Online, 04/28/2005)

Blinded by Science
How "balanced" coverage lets the scientific fringe hijack reality. By Chris Mooney.
(Columbia Journalism Review, 11/1/2004)

Peer-Reviewed Studies, Book Chapters, and Reports:

Nisbet, M.C. & Myers, T. (in press). Twenty years of public opinion about global warming. Public Opinion Quarterly.

Nisbet, M.C. & Goidel, K. (in press). Understanding citizen perceptions of science controversy: Bridging the ethnographic-survey research divide. Public Understanding of Science.

Nisbet, M.C. (in press). Agenda-building. In W. Donsbach (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of Communication. New York: Blackwell.

Scheufele, D.A. & Nisbet, M.C. (in press). Framing. In L. L. Kaid & C. Holz-Bacha (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Political Communication. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Brossard, D. & Nisbet, M.C. (2007). Deference to Scientific Authority among a Low Information Public: Understanding American Views about Agricultural Biotechnology. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 19, 1, 24-52.

Nisbet, M.C. & Huge, M. (2007). Where do Science Policy Debates Come From? Understanding Attention Cycles and Framing. In D. Brossard, J. Shanahan, and C. Nesbitt (Eds.) The Public, The Media, and Agricultural Biotechnology. Cambridge, MA: CABI Publishing Inc. (pp 193-230.)

Nisbet, M.C. (2007). Understanding the social impact of documentary film. In K. Hirsch, Documentaries on a mission: How non-profits are making movies for public engagement. A Future of Public Media Project, funded by the Ford Foundation. Center for Social Media, American University.

Goidel, K. & Nisbet, M.C. (2006). Exploring the Roots of Public Participation in the Controversy over Stem Cell Research and Cloning. Political Behavior, 28 (2), 175-192.

Nisbet, M.C. & Huge, M (2006). Attention cycles and frames in the plant biotechnology debate: Managing power and participation through the press/policy connection. Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, 11, 2, 3-40.

Nisbet, M.C. (2005). The Competition for Worldviews: Values, Information, and Public Support for Stem Cell Research. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 17, 1, 90-112.

Nisbet, M.C., Brossard, D., & Kroepsch, A. (2003). Framing science: The stem cell controversy in an age of press/politics. Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, 8 (2), 36-70.

Scheufele, D. A., Nisbet, M. C., & Brossard, D. (2003). Pathways to participation? Religion, communication contexts, and mass media. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 15 (3), 300-324.

Nisbet, M.C. et al. (2002). Knowledge, reservations, or promise? A media effects model for public perceptions of science and technology. Communication Research, 29 (5), 584-608.

Nisbet, M.C. & Lewenstein, B.V. (2002). Biotechnology and the American media: The policy process and the elite press, 1970 to 1999. Science Communication, 23 (4) 359-391.