Science, News and the Public - Journalism for Science Democratisation in the Post-Truth Era

About the author

An Nguyen is Senior Lecturer and Journalism Leader in the School of Media, Film and Music at the University of Sussex. A former science journalist from Vietnam, he specializes in online journalism, news audiences, science journalism, citizen journalism, and journalism professionalism. He is currently writing Statistics for Journalism (2012) and working on a UKIERI-funded research project on the effect of climate change communication on young people in India.

Steve McIlwain is a recently retired Senior Lecturer in Journalism and Communication at the University of Newcastle, Australia. A biologist by education, he had a successful journalism career in Australia for twenty years, culminating as News Editor at The Sun in Brisbane. Since joining academe in 1987, he has spent most of his research time on science journalism and its connection to the public.

Alice Fleerackers (she/her) is a doctoral candidate in Simon Fraser University's Interdisciplinary Studies program, Canada, where she studies how health science is communicated online. She is also a Researcher at the Scholarly Communications Lab, the New Science Communicators Program Coordinator of Science Borealis, a Director on the Board of the Science Writers and Communicators of Canada, and a member of the Scientific Committee for the Public Communication of Science and Technology Network (PCST).

Product details

• Authors: Stephen McIlwaine, An Nguyen
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 29.05.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9781780931968
• ISBN: 978-1-78093-196-8
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Communication Studies, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, Media, Information & Communication Industries, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies