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Opening the black box: Scientists' views on the role of the news media in the nanotechnology debate (2009)
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Petersen, A., Anderson, A., Allan, S., & Wilkinson, C. (2009). Opening the black box: Scientists' views on the role of the news media in the nanotechnology debate. Public Understanding of Science, 18(5), 512-530. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662507084202

Increasingly, scientists and policy makers have come to recognize that if nanotechnologies are to achieve wide public acceptance, it is essential to engage publics during the early phase of technology development. The media, situated at the interface... Read More about Opening the black box: Scientists' views on the role of the news media in the nanotechnology debate.