Geoscience on television: a review of science communication literature in the context of geosciences

Hut, Rolf; Land-Zandstra, Anne M.; Smeets, Ionica; Stoof, Cathelijne R.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-2507-2016

Articles | Volume 20, issue 6

Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 20, 2507–2518, 2016

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-2507-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Special issue: Effective Science Communication and Education in Hydrology...

Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 20, 2507–2518, 2016

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-2507-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 20, issue 6

Review article 30 Jun 2016

Review article | 30 Jun 2016

Geoscience on television: a review of science communication literature in the context of geosciences

Rolf Hut et al.

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Short summary

To help geo-scientists prepare for TV appearances, we review the scientific literature on effective science communication related to TV. We identify six main themes: scientist motivation, target audience, narratives and storytelling, jargon and information transfer, relationship between scientists and journalists, and stereotypes of scientists on TV. We provide a detailed case study as illustration for each theme.