Ethical considerations of using narrative to communicate science

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Dahlstrom, Michael F., Ho, Shirley S.
• مؤلفون آخرون: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• التنسيق: مقال
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: 2013
• الموضوعات: Social sciences::Communication; Communication; Narrative
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97795; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/12147

This article discusses three ethical considerations science communicators face when considering narrative as a communication technique for science policy contexts: (a) What is the underlying purpose of using narrative: comprehension or persuasion? (b) What are the appropriate levels of accuracy to maintain? (c) Should narrative be used at all? These considerations intersect with perceptions of the appropriate roles of communication and of scientists within democracy. By providing a clearer articulation of these ethical considerations, the authors hope that narrative can become a more useful communication technique toward informed science policy decisions.