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BAUER, Martin W. The knowledge society favours science communication, but puts science journalism into the clinch. Subj. procesos cogn. [online]. 2014, vol.18, n.2, pp.53-70. ISSN 1852-7310.

The knowledge society creates favourable conditions for science communication, while science journalists come under pressure. Journalists working on the 'science beat' are key actors in the chain of communication that keeps the great conversation of science-in-society alive, but their professional situation is becoming precarious. Recent studies bring together systematic observations on the working conditions, the professional ethos and the future of science reportage in the mass media. These studies allow us to gage trends and to put into perspective a 'sense of crisis' in the profession. The paper will report some results and interpret them into the light of larger trends in the relationship between science and society and the need for a functioning public sphere of science.

Palavras-chave : Knowledge society; Science communication; Science journalism; Sense of crisis; Comparative research; Decline of public sphere; Public relations.

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