UK science press officers, professional vision and the generation of expectations

Gabrielle  Samuel; Clare Williams; John Grant Gardner

doi:10.1177/0963662515597188

UK science press officers, professional vision and the generation of expectations

Gabrielle Samuel, Clare Williams, John Grant Gardner

Department of Sociology

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Abstract

Science press officers can play an integral role in helping promote expectations and hype about biomedical research. Using this as a starting point, this article draws on interviews with 10 UK-based science press officers, which explored how they view their role as science reporters and as generators of expectations. Using Goodwin's notion of 'professional vision', we argue that science press officers have a specific professional vision that shapes how they produce biomedical press releases, engage in promotion of biomedical research and make sense of hype. We discuss how these insights can contribute to the sociology of expectations, as well as inform responsible science communication

Original language	English
Number of pages	15
Journal	Public understanding of science
Early online date	25 Aug 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662515597188
Publication status	Published - 2016

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