This book presents the first comprehensive set of principles for an ethics of science communication. We all want to communicate science ethically, but how do we do so? What does being ethical when communicating science even mean? The authors argue that ethical reasoning is essential training for science communicators. The book provides an overview of the relationship between values, science, and communication. Ethical problems are examined to consider how to create an ethics of science communication. These issues range from the timing of communication, narratives, accuracy and persuasion, to funding and the client-public tension. The book offers a tailor-made ethics of science communication based on principlism. Case studies are used to demonstrate how this tailor-made ethics can be applied in practice.
Author(s): Fabien Medvecky, Joan Leach
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
Year: 2019
Language: English
Pages: 127
Tags: Media And Communication, Ethics, Science Communication
Front Matter ....Pages i-xii
Introduction: What’s so Good About Science Communication? (Fabien Medvecky, Joan Leach)....Pages 1-14
Ethics, Values and Science (Fabien Medvecky, Joan Leach)....Pages 15-21
The Multiple Ethics of Science (Fabien Medvecky, Joan Leach)....Pages 23-31
(Science) Communication as Ethics (Fabien Medvecky, Joan Leach)....Pages 33-39
Kairos (Fabien Medvecky, Joan Leach)....Pages 41-52
Knowing and Ignoring: The Utility of Information (Fabien Medvecky, Joan Leach)....Pages 53-61
Storytelling and Selling Science (Fabien Medvecky, Joan Leach)....Pages 63-72
Show Me the Money (Fabien Medvecky, Joan Leach)....Pages 73-81
What Are the Guiding Ethical Principles of Science Communication? (Fabien Medvecky, Joan Leach)....Pages 83-92
Ethical Science Communication in Practice (Fabien Medvecky, Joan Leach)....Pages 93-101
Is Science Communication Ethical? A Question of Justice (Fabien Medvecky, Joan Leach)....Pages 103-111
Conclusion (Fabien Medvecky, Joan Leach)....Pages 113-119
Back Matter ....Pages 121-123
