Sharon Dunwoody's Legacy: Three Timely Lessons for Us. Issue 1 (February 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Peters, Hans Peter
• Other Names: Griffin Robert J. guest-editor.; Priest Susanna Hornig guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Science communication. Volume 45:Issue 1(2023)
• Page Start: 127
• Page End: 137
• Publication Date: 2023-02
• Subjects: science journalism -- risk communication -- public information -- public understanding of science; Social sciences -- Periodicals; Knowledge, Sociology of -- Periodicals; Communication in science -- Periodicals; Communication of technical information -- Periodicals; Communication in medicine -- Periodicals; Information scientifique -- Périodiques; Information technique -- Périodiques; Communication en sciences sociales -- Périodiques; Communication en médecine -- Périodiques; 300.14
• DOI: 10.1177/10755470221149438
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1075-5470

Abstract

Sharon Dunwoody gained international reputation for her research on science journalism and media risk communication. Drawing on her publications published over more than four decades and the author's long-lasting collaboration with her, this commentary elaborates on three of her most characteristic beliefs and orientations and suggests that they may serve as timely lessons for us to critically reflect on current assumptions and practices: substance over showmanship, improving one-way communication, and respecting the audience.