The careful choice of tactics—such as specific messages, styles, channels, or sources—is how strategic science communicators ensure that the time and money going into communication results in intended changes to chosen audiences’ beliefs, feelings, and frames, as well as associated behaviors. Using a sample of scientists from American research universities (N = 516), we assess scientists’ willingness to use 11 different communication tactics and the relationship between these tactics and potential predictors. We find that scientists are open to a range of communication tactics. Practical and theoretical implications for science communication are discussed.
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Besley, J. C., Newman, T. P., Dudo, A., & Tiffany, L. A. (2021). American Scientists’ Willingness to Use Different Communication Tactics. Science Communication, 43(4), 486–507. https://doi.org/10.1177/10755470211011159
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