The Public Right to Know About Science

Reed, R

The Public Right to Know About Science

Reed, R

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Publisher:: School of Communication Studies, Auckland University of Technology
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Pacific Journalism Review, 2004, 10 (1), pp. 89 - 101
Issue Date:: 2004-01

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dc.contributor.author	Reed, R	en_US
dc.date.issued	2004-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Pacific Journalism Review, 2004, 10 (1), pp. 89 - 101	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1023-9499	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/989
dc.description.abstract	Journalism and science are two vocational occupations with roots deep in the momentous developments that ushered in the modern era (eg, Reformation, Enlightenment, democracy and the nation state). While science arises from the former, professional journalists remain committed to their role as the 'watchdogs' of democracy. While this has normally meant scrutiny of the acts of public figures like politicians and entrepreneurs, increasingly in late modernity attention has been turned to science and its potential for harm (eg, nuclear technology, genetic manipulation, etc.).	en_US
dc.publisher	School of Communication Studies, Auckland University of Technology	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Pacific Journalism Review	en_US
dc.title	The Public Right to Know About Science	en_US
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Abstract:

Journalism and science are two vocational occupations with roots deep in the momentous developments that ushered in the modern era (eg, Reformation, Enlightenment, democracy and the nation state). While science arises from the former, professional journalists remain committed to their role as the 'watchdogs' of democracy. While this has normally meant scrutiny of the acts of public figures like politicians and entrepreneurs, increasingly in late modernity attention has been turned to science and its potential for harm (eg, nuclear technology, genetic manipulation, etc.).

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