Title
HESS Opinions: Science in today's media landscape - Challenges and lessons from hydrologists and journalists
Author
Lutz, S.R. (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ)
Popp, Andrea (ETH Zürich)
van Emmerik, T.H.M. (TU Delft Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions; TU Delft Water Resources)
Gleeson, Tom (University of Victoria)
Kalaugher, Liz (Environmentalresearchweb)
Möbius, Karsten (Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk)
Mudde, Tonie (De Volkskrant)
Walton, Brett (Circle of Blue)
Hut, R.W. (TU Delft Water Resources)
Savenije, Hubert (TU Delft Water Resources)
Slater, Louise J. (Loughborough University)
Solcerova, A. (TU Delft Water Resources)
Stoof, Cathelijne R. (Wageningen University & Research)
Zink, Matthias (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ; European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts)
Department
Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions
Date
2018-07-04
Abstract
Media such as television, newspapers and social media play a key role in the communication between scientists and the general public. Communicating your science via the media can be positive and rewarding by providing the inherent joy of sharing your knowledge with a broader audience, promoting science as a fundamental part of culture and society, impacting decision- and policy-makers, and giving you a greater recognition by institutions, colleagues and funders. However, the interaction between scientists and journalists is not always straightforward. For instance, scientists may not always be able to translate their work into a compelling story, and journalists may sometimes misinterpret scientific output. In this paper, we present insights from hydrologists and journalists discussing the advantages and benefits as well as the potential pitfalls and aftermath of science-media interaction. As we perceive interacting with the media as a rewarding and essential part of our work, we aim to encourage scientists to participate in the diverse and evolving media landscape. With this paper, we call on the scientific community to support scientists who actively contribute to a fruitful science-media relationship..
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-3589-2018
ISSN
1027-5606
Source
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 22 (7), 3589-3599
Part of collection
Institutional Repository
Document type
journal article
Rights
© 2018 S.R. Lutz, Andrea Popp, T.H.M. van Emmerik, Tom Gleeson, Liz Kalaugher, Karsten Möbius, Tonie Mudde, Brett Walton, R.W. Hut, Hubert Savenije, Louise J. Slater, A. Solcerova, Cathelijne R. Stoof, Matthias Zink