Public backlash against science communicators: Conceptualization and qualitative analysis of perceptions, effects, responses, and contextual factors
Niels G Mede, Sophia C Volk · 2026
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Description
Niels G Mede and Sophia C Volk talked with fifteen uni science spokespeople in varied lands on public backlash. Backlash can come from crowds, pols, news folk, or peers, from fair gripes to threats and hits. Spokespeople stand in the firing line both as marks and as shields for beset scientists.
The authors map views of backlash, its toll on people and schools, fight-back plans, and setting facts such as topic, route, and land politics. They set tests to split fair gripe from foul abuse and note both bad and good fallout. Plans that act early and plans that react, they urge, can guard staff and the public trust in science.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Niels G Mede, Sophia C Volk |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 69 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |