The presence of plastic in the environment has sparked discussion amongst scientists,
regulators and the general public as to how industrialization and consumerism is sha** …

Since anthropogenic climate change first emerged on the public agenda in the mid‐to‐late
1980s, public communication of climate change and—more recently—the question of how to …

The chronic nature of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak and lack of success in
treatment and cure is creating an environment that is crucial for mental wellbeing. Presently …

The reluctance of people to get vaccinated represents a fundamental challenge to
containing the spread of deadly infectious diseases,, including COVID-19. Identifying …

Economic individualism and market-based values dominate today's policymaking and public
management circles—often at the expense of the common good. In his new book, Barry …

The fundamental challenge for refining theories of communication and uncertainty is to
abandon the assumption that uncertainty will produce anxiety. To better explain processes …

Recent scandals and controversies, such as data fabrication in federally funded science,
data manipulation and distortion in private industry, and human embryonic stem cell …

This paper explores people's knowledge and understandings of microplastics; the role of
media in framing perceptions and socio-cultural dimensions to popular solutions to reduce …

I profile here a prospective method for assessing nature of science (NOS) knowledge, as an
alternative to VNOS and similar approaches. Questions about cases in contemporary news …

The eighth edition of this text remains an indispensable resource for mass communication
psychology and media effects courses. This book gives readers an in-depth understanding …