Ethical considerations of using narrative to communicate science

• Main Authors: Dahlstrom, Michael F., Ho, Shirley S.
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Social sciences::Communication; Communication; Narrative
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97795; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/12147
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

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 m...