Expertise for the public:: The science-journalism interface in German Discourse on global climate change

Hans Peter Peters; Harald Heinrichs

Expertise for the public: The science-journalism interface in German Discourse on global climate change

Hans Peter Peters
, Harald Heinrichs

Forschungszentrum Jülich

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Abstract

Based on a mail survey of journalists and experts we analyzed the science-journalism interface in the German discourse on global climate change. The purpose was to better understand how scientific knowledge is integrated into public discourses and to explore what happens to the meaning of scientific
knowledge when it enters the realm of the media. We found a strong co-orientation of experts and journalists. Furthermore, we identified some characteristics of “meaning production” in the journalistic processing of expertise. The survey is part of our project “Climate Change in the Public Sphere” and was funded within the German Climate Research Program.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Scientific knowledge and cultural diversity : Proceedings
Editors	Bibiana Bonmatí
Number of pages	4
Publisher	Rubes Editorial S.L.
Publication date	2004
Pages	304-307
ISBN (Print)	84-497-0122-8
Publication status	Published - 2004
Externally published	Yes
Event	8th Public Communication of Science & Technology Network Conference - 2004: Scientific knowledge and cultural diversity - Barcelona, Spain Duration: 02.06.2004 → 06.06.2004 Conference number: 8 https://www.upf.edu/pcstacademy/_docs/8thpcst.pdf

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 13 Climate Action

Research areas and keywords

Sustainability Science

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https://www.upf.edu/pcstacademy/_docs/8thpcst.pdfLicence: In Copyright

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Peters, HP & Heinrichs, H 2004, Expertise for the public: The science-journalism interface in German Discourse on global climate change. in B Bonmatí (ed.), Scientific knowledge and cultural diversity: Proceedings. Rubes Editorial S.L., pp. 304-307, 8th Public Communication of Science & Technology Network Conference - 2004, Barcelona, Spain, 02.06.04. <https://www.upf.edu/pcstacademy/_docs/8thpcst.pdf>

Expertise for the public: The science-journalism interface in German Discourse on global climate change. / Peters, Hans Peter; Heinrichs, Harald.
Scientific knowledge and cultural diversity: Proceedings. ed. / Bibiana Bonmatí. Rubes Editorial S.L., 2004. p. 304-307.

Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review

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