Climate-Driven Migration Makes Front Page at WPost
Category: Global Warming
Profiling the climate stories that make the front page...
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Matthew C. Nisbet, Ph.D, is Associate Professor in the School of Communication at American University where his research focuses on the intersections among science, media, and society. E-MAIL: nisbetmc@gmail.com
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Upcoming Talks
- 09.21.10 CNRS, Paris, France
- 08.23.10 Aldo Leopold Institute, Univ. of Minnesota
- 06.23.10 Aldo Leopold Institute, Stanford University
- 05.20.10 University Research Magazine Association,DC
- 05.12.10 Science Media Forum, Madrid, Spain
- 04.28.10 Science, Social Controversy, & Art, Banff, Canada
Spotlight on Research & Commentary
- Opinion leaders and climate change
- New directions in science communication
- Best practices in digital journalism
- Science media roles & responsibilities
- The framing of science debates
- Framing and the intelligent design controversy
- Public engagement on climate change
- Young Americans on climate change
- Reframing climate change as a public health issue: An exploratory study
- Covering the health risks of climate change: A news agenda-building analysis
- Time to chill out on ClimateGate
Sci-Comm Journals
Science News Agenda-Setters
- A. Revkin (Dot Earth)
- J. Broder (NYT)
- J. Eilperin(WPost)
- WPost Post Carbon blog
- C. Brainard (CJR)
- D. Samuelsohn (ClimateWire)
- C. Petit (MIT Tracker)
- S. Vedantam (WPost)
- N. Wade (NYT)
- R. Harris (NPR)
- J. Rovner (NPR)
- D. Vergano (USAT)
- R. Stein (WPost)
- S. Vedantum (WPost)
- E. Rosenthal(NYT)
- G. Kolata (NYT)
- J. Palca (NPR)
- C. Dean (NYT)
- A. Pollack (NYT)
- A. Aubrey (NPR)
- W. Broad (NYT)
- J. Tierney (NYT)
- S. Borenstein(AP)
- Yale Environment 360
- The Scientist
- Nature News
UK, Canada, & Australia
- BBC Science
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- Guardian Environ
- Times UK Science
- CP: Science
- Globe & Mail: Science
- Toronto Star: Science
- TheAustralian: Sci & Nature
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Science
News Wires
Social Media to Watch
- NYTimes Green Inc.
- Science Insider
- Scheufele's NanoPublic
- Fleck's InkStain
- Maynard's 2020 Science
- Pielke Jr.'s Blog
- Blum's Speakeasy Science
- AGU's Plain Spoken Scientist
- Breakthrough Institute
- Real Climate
- Die Klimazwiebel
- AJOB's Bioethics.net
- Yale Media & Climate Change
- CU CEJournal
- Olson's The Benshi
- Science and Entertainment Media Exchange
- P. Camil's Global Change
- Lehrer's Frontal Cortex
- M&K's The Intersection
- Times'UK Eureka Zone
- Pew's Climate Compass
- Center for Social Media's Blog
Podcasts on Science, Society, and Communication
- CFI's Point of Inquiry
- Grothe's For Good Reason
- CBC: How to Think About Science
- NPR Science Friday
- CBC: The Age of Persuasion
Research Centers: Science & Society
- Center for Climate Change Communication
- Yale Project on Climate Change
- Science Policy, Colorado
- Institute for Science & Society (UK)
- Belfer Center, Harvard
- Loka Institute
- Public Engagement, Wellcome
- CSPO @ AZState
- NYAS Science & Society
- Communication @ Cornell University
- LSC @ University of Wisconsin
- Science Communication Observatory @ Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- Observa: Science & Society
- People, Science, & Policy (UK)
- STS @ Harvard
- Cultural Cognition Project
Research Centers: Media, Politics, Society
- SoC @ American U.
- Center for Social Media
- Investigative Reporting Workshop
- Shorenstein Center, Harvard
- Annenberg Policy Center
- Frameworks Institute
- Demos UK
- Spitfire Strategies
- Public Agenda
- Pew Excellence in Journalism
- Pew People & Press
- Pew Internet & Public Life
- Pew Religion & Public Life
Media & Culture
- PBS' Current Mag
- Philip Kennicott
- Douglas Rushkoff
- Howard Kurtz's Media Notes
- WNYC On the Media
- B. Garfield @ Advertising Age
- CJR Daily
- Jay Rosen's Press Think
- Romenesko's Daily Fix
- Jarvis' Buzz Machine
- Campbell's Media Myths
Issue Attention Cycles:
90% of Enviro Skeptic Books Have Think Tank Roots
Category: Global Warming
If the author is skeptical of mainstream science, is there a conservative think tank behind them? A new study by a team of political scientists and sociologists at the journal Environmental Politics concludes that 9 out of 10 books...
Posted by Matthew C. Nisbet at 11:43 AM • 24 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
At the NYTimes, A Frame Shift for Nanotech?
Category: Nanotechnology
The asbestos of tomorrow?
Posted by Matthew C. Nisbet at 1:34 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
News Attention and Public Knowledge of Iraq Plummets
Category: Issue Attention Cycles
In a recent analysis, Pew finds that news attention to Iraq has sharply declined since last year, overshadowed in coverage by the dominance of the Democratic primary race and the faltering economy. As Pew describes, from January 2007--when Bush...
Posted by Matthew C. Nisbet at 9:40 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
If You Watch FIVE HOURS of Cable News, Expect to Find ONE MINUTE of Coverage Devoted to Either Science or the Environment
Category: Enviro/Science Reporting
More on the problem of choice for news audiences...
Posted by Matthew C. Nisbet at 9:37 AM • 14 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
In 2007, Climate Change Falls Short of Top 20 Public Issues
Category: Global Warming
Still not a dominant part of the national conversation...
Posted by Matthew C. Nisbet at 3:28 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
As Action Stalls, Disapproval of Congressional Dems Rises
Category: Issue Attention Cycles
A loss of momentum on science policy.
Posted by Matthew C. Nisbet at 8:58 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
"Paris Nicole Smith" Trumps Climate in the News
Category: Enviro/Science Reporting
Despite record amounts of media attention, climate change is still not a top news story.
Posted by Matthew C. Nisbet at 10:40 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
When Climate Change Hits the Sports Beat
Category: Issue Attention Cycles
In a fragmented media system, not only do people choose among news outlets and stories based on their ideology and partisanship, but also based on their preference, or lack thereof, for public affairs-related content. It is very easy for...
Posted by Matthew C. Nisbet at 4:23 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Why Is a Stock Market Free Fall a Major News Story?
Category: Issue Attention Cycles
NPR's On the Media runs this week an excellent feature questioning why stock market downturns end up being the top story everywhere in the media. Media preoccupation with Wall Street, not only likely distracts us from other more important...
Posted by Matthew C. Nisbet at 3:36 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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