Article ID: CBB726322579

Our Findings, My Method: Framing Science in Televised Interviews (2016)

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The public communication of science and technology largely depends on their framing in the news media, but scientists’ role in this process has only been explored indirectly. This study focuses on storied accounts told by scientists when asked to present their research or provide expert advice in the course of a news interview. A total of 150 items from a current affairs talk show broadcast in the Israeli media were explored through a methodology combining narrative and conversation analysis. Using the concept of framing as originally proposed by Erving Goffman, we show that researchers use personal accounts as a way of reframing news stories introduced by the program hosts. Elements of method and rationale, which are usually considered technical and are shunned in journalistic reports, emerged as a crucial element in the accounts that experts themselves provided. The implications for framing research and science communication training are discussed.

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Authors & Contributors
Bell, Deanne
Bruner, Justin P.
Rachel Hill
Babaii, Esmat
James Owen Weatherall
Asadnia, Fatemeh
Concepts
Public understanding of science
Communication of scientific ideas
Interviews
Broadcasting, radio and television
Public opinion
Science and society
Time Periods
21st century
20th century, late
20th century, early
20th century
Places
United States
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Sweden
China
Soviet Union
Brazil
Institutions
Asilomar Conference on Recombinant DNA Molecules (1975)
University of South Carolina
Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
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