The exchange of information between researchers, resource managers, decision makers,
and the general public has long been recognized as a critical need in environmental science. …

… Nisbet is an assistant professor at American University’s School of Communication, a
research fellow at AU’s Center for Social … He may be contacted via email at nisbet@american.edu. …

Recent films such as Fahrenheit 9/11, Supersize Me, An Inconvenient Truth, Food Inc., and
Sicko have generated attention to how documentaries can shape debates over social issues …

In this essay, we review research from the social sciences on how the public makes sense
of and participates in societal decisions about science and technology. We specifically …

Communication researchers and practitioners have suggested that framing climate change
in terms of public health and/or national security may make climate change more personally …

… MC Nisbet and C. Mooney were on the right track in their "… or a communication strategy,
as Nisbet and Mooney suggest. It … for social benefit, which Nisbet and Mooney recommend). …

Applying the theories of agenda building and frame building and previous work related to
the shared negotiations between sources and journalists in constructing news dramas, this …

… NISBET, Ph.D., is assistant professor in the School of Communication, American University,
Washington, DC, USA. TERESA MYERS is a doctoral student, School of Communication, …

As new media proliferate and the public's trust and engagement in science are influenced by
industry involvement in academic research, an interdisciplinary workshop provides some …

… Nisbet is a graduate student in the Department of Communication at Cornell University. …
secular ideas with which they might disagree (Nisbet et al., 2003; Scheufele et al., 2003). …