This study tests whether the number (1 vs. 2) and the source (another user vs. the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]) of corrective responses affect successful …

Dialogic theory and engagement hold great potential as frameworks for thinking about how
social media can facilitate public discussions about social issues. Of course, having the …

Scientific issues requiring urgent societal actions—such as climate change—have increased
the need for communication and interaction between scientists and other societal actors …

The COVID-19 pandemic provides a unique opportunity to study science communication
and, in particular, the transmission of consensus. In this study, we show how “science …

Today, many science communicators are using social media to share scientific information
with citizens, but, as research has shown, fostering conversational exchanges remains a …

Social media have given rise to new opportunities for science organizations to communicate
with the public. Building on theories of science communication and public relations, this …

Purpose Research on science communication in organizational contexts is scarce–even
though many cases can be found where organizations from science and beyond …

There are parallels, intersections, and contrasts between how theory and practice in the
public relations and science communication literatures have evolved. Given the need for …

The mental models that individual scholars have of science communication–how it works,
what it is supposed to achieve and so on–shape the way these academics actually …

We identified a lack of theoretical concepts and empirical knowledge about the perception
and usage of social bots from the organizational and communication management …