Article ID: CBB818002958

Gene Drives in the U.K., U.S., and Australian Press (2015–2019): How a New Focus on Responsibility Is Shaping Science Communication (2022)

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Gene drive is a controversial biotechnology for pest control. Despite a commitment from gene drive researchers to responsibility and the key role of the media in debates about science and technology, little research has been conducted on media reporting of gene drive. We employ metaphor and discourse analysis to explore how responsibility is reflected in the coverage of this technology in the U.S., U.K., and Australian press. The findings reveal a rhetorical strategy of trust-building by evoking the moral attributes of gene drive researchers. We discuss the implications of these findings for the communication of new technologies.

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Authors & Contributors
Atkinson, Lucy
Gaudillière, Jean-Paul
Jasanoff, Sheila
Kinchy, Abby J.
Kleinman, Daniel Lee
Laubichler, Manfred Dietrich
Journals
Science Communication
Science, Technology, and Human Values
Medical History
Osiris: A Research Journal Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences
Public Understanding of Science
Science as Culture
Publishers
Eburon
Oxford University Press
Princeton University Press
Routledge
Arizona State University
Temple University
Concepts
Cross-national comparison
Biotechnology
Communication of scientific ideas
Science and technology studies (STS)
Technoscience
Genetically modified organisms
Time Periods
21st century
20th century, late
20th century
20th century, early
Places
United States
Europe
United Kingdom
France
Germany
Australia
Institutions
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
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