Print Email Facebook Twitter Geoscience on television Title Geoscience on television: A review of science communication literature in the context of geosciences Author Hut, R.W. (TU Delft Water Resources) Land-Zandstra, Anne M. (Universiteit Leiden) Smeets, Ionica (Universiteit Leiden) Stoof, Cathelijne R. (Wageningen University & Research) Date 2016-06-30 Abstract Geoscience communication is becoming increasingly important as climate change increases the occurrence of natural hazards around the world. Few geoscientists are trained in effective science communication, and awareness of the formal science communication literature is also low. This can be challenging when interacting with journalists on a powerful medium like TV. To provide geoscience communicators with background knowledge on effective science communication on television, we reviewed relevant theory in the context of geosciences and discuss six major themes: scientist motivation, target audience, narratives and storytelling, jargon and information transfer, relationship between scientists and journalists, and stereotypes of scientists on TV. We illustrate each theme with a case study of geosciences on TV and discuss relevant science communication literature. We then highlight how this literature applies to the geosciences and identify knowledge gaps related to science communication in the geosciences. As TV offers a unique opportunity to reach many viewers, we hope this review can not only positively contribute to effective geoscience communication but also to the wider geoscience debate in society. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:73a81693-88dc-484b-8ee9-73ae73de7360 DOI https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-2507-2016 ISSN 1027-5606 Source Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 20 (6), 2507-2518 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2016 R.W. Hut, Anne M. Land-Zandstra, Ionica Smeets, Cathelijne R. Stoof Files PDF hess_20_2507_2016.pdf 565.82 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:73a81693-88dc-484b-8ee9-73ae73de7360/datastream/OBJ/view