Communicating Uncertainty 
Subtitle: Media Coverage of New and Controversial Science (Lea's Communication Series) (Lea's Communication Series)
Contributors: Sharon M. Friedman (Editor); Sharon Dunwoody (Editor); Carol L. Rogers (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum
Published: March 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780805827279
Subjects: Impact of science & technology on society; Media studies; Press & journalism; Reference; Contemporary Issues In Mass Communication; Science (Specific Aspects); Science; Education; General; Journalism; Language Arts & Disciplines / Journalism; Audiences; Mass media; Science in mass media; Science news
First sentence: Because science involves producing knowledge about what was previously unknown, uncertainty is a normal and necessary characteristic of scientific work.