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Mobile Knowledge and the Media: The Movement of Scientific Information in the Context of Environmental Controversy (2012)

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Methods of communication; media Cross-national interaction Environmentalism Aquaculture Periodicals; serials Controversies and disputes 21st century 20th century, late

This paper examines the role of the news media in transnational flows of knowledge. Its focus is on salmon aquaculture, an industry operating in Europe, Canada, and elsewhere. To examine the movement of knowledge from Europe to Canada, a sample of 323 news stories mentioning European aquaculture was drawn from 1261 stories about aquaculture published in Canadian newspapers between 1982 and 2007. Their analysis demonstrates the role of the media in selectively moving and shaping scientific knowledge. This role has been influenced by numerous factors, including journalistic norms, source strategies, and the assertion of trust, relevance and scientific credibility. This analysis corrects the common assumption in the internet era that information flows freely: new technology has not obviated the role of social factors. The media's role in the movement of knowledge also has implications for the geography of science, and for the status of science as a situated practice.

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Description On the role of the news media in transnational flows of knowledge, focusing on salmon aquaculture.

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Authors & Contributors
Bruner, Justin P.
James Owen Weatherall
O'Connor, Cailin
Francis Newman
Dockry, Michael J.
Boluk, Stephanie
Journals
Science, Technology and Human Values
Science Communication
Research in Philosophy and Technology
Public Understanding of Science
Notes and Records: The Royal Society Journal of the History of Science
Medical History
Publishers
University of Washington Press
University of Minnesota Press
Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press
Concepts
Controversies and disputes
Methods of communication; media
Environmentalism
Public understanding of science
Science and politics
Cross-national interaction
People
Carson, Rachel Louise
Keeling, Charles David
Time Periods
20th century, late
21st century
20th century
19th century
Places
United States
California (U.S.)
Great Britain
Russia
Poland
European Union
Institutions
Royal Society of London
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