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Tess Laidlaw, Handbook for Science Public Information Officers, Science and Public Policy, Volume 44, Issue 3, June 2017, Pages 428–429, https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scw059
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If the burgeoning academic offerings in science communication are any indication, the field of professional science communication is growing. Certainly the need for professional communicators conversant in both understanding science and shaping the content for diverse audiences is recognized, whether or not the phrase ‘science communication’ appears in a job description. Amid the flood of new technologies affecting us at both personal and societal levels, and the global impacts of phenomena such as antibiotic resistance, climate change, and artificial intelligence, the ability to critically assess scientific information is crucial. This book is intended to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of science communicators.
Science writer Matthew Shipman has been employed as a public information officer and currently as Research Communications Lead at North Carolina State University since 2008, and has operated a freelance research communication business since 2003. Via his role at North Carolina State, he has worked with writers from publications including the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, Popular Science, and Scientific American, and placed stories on topics as diverse as mouse embryonic fibroblasts and insect ‘cyborgs’.