The Coronavirus has prompted an urgent need for guidance and practical intervention.
Newsmakers responded to this demand by providing outlooks that plotted the contagion's …

Abstract 'Cultured'meat has attracted a considerable amount of investor and media interest
as an early-stage technology. Despite uncertainties about its future impact, news media may …

Scientific knowledge is intrinsically uncertain; hence, it can only provide a tentative
orientation for political decisions. One illustrative example is the discussion that has taken …

This introduction sets the stage for the special issue on the public communication of
scientific uncertainty that follows by sketching the wider landscape of issues related to the …

From the 1960s onwards, communication scientists have analyzed science communication.
This article provides an overview of the empirical evidence that this research has generated …

Uncertainty around statistics is inevitable. However, communicators of uncertain statistics,
particularly in high-stakes and potentially political circumstances, may be concerned that …

Science journalism in print and online media is an important source of information for
laypersons. While science journalists established their own professional routines and …

Background Politicization and misinformation or disinformation of unproven COVID-19
therapies have resulted in communication challenges in presenting science to the public …

Although uncertainty is inherent in scientific research, it is an often neglected topic in public
communication. In this article, we analyze how scientists and journalists think they should …

Previous research has shown that uncertainty communication by scientists (ie, expressing
reservations towards their own research) increases the public's trust in their work. The …