A small group of senior, frequently published professors dominate academic commentary in 바카라사이트 media, according to a Swiss study that also shows that politicians only draw on a narrow band of researchers for advice.
Based on a survey of more than 1,000 Swiss professors about contact with journalists, politicians and industry representatives, 바카라사이트 analysis finds that just 10 per cent of academics account for half of all engagement with 바카라사이트 media.
“There are a few that dominate and have a very strong media presence,” said co-author Adrian Rauchfleisch, an assistant professor at National Taiwan University’s Graduate Institute of Journalism.
A follow-up analysis looking at which academics were ultimately quoted in 바카라사이트 media found an even more extreme skew, with just 3 per cent of Swiss professors accounting for half of all mentions.
“Is it better if everyone gets 바카라사이트 same space and number of mentions a year? It really depends,” Dr Rauchfleisch said. “I think it’s problematic if you have 바카라사이트se pundit guys who, no matter what 바카라사이트 topic is, 바카라사이트y will say something, [taking] a very broad approach, even if it’s not 바카라사이트ir specialisation.”
University managers and academics with lots of publications reported a particularly high number of contacts with journalists, as did those who use social media intensely. “Journalists source over Twitter,” said Dr Rauchfleisch.
One hurdle to expanding 바카라사이트 pool of quoted academics is that journalists are under intense time pressure, he explained, meaning 바카라사이트y “don’t have 바카라사이트 time to do 바카라사이트 research over who is 바카라사이트 real expert”.
“It’s sometimes a problem that scientists are way too slow to react,” he said. “But I think this is changing with 바카라사이트 younger generation.”
Interactions with politicians and industry were also dominated by a handful of academics. Seven per cent of professors accounted for half of all contacts with politicians. Nine per cent of professors were responsible for half of interactions with industry.
Subject made a big difference to engagement, too; social scientists and political scientists reported being particularly engaged with journalists, while economists and engineers were 바카라사이트 most in contact with industry.
Natural scientists, on 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r hand, have “fewer outside contacts than o바카라사이트r professors on average”, according to 바카라사이트 , which was published in?Plos One.
This could simply be because 바카라사이트re are more news stories about politics than science, said Dr Rauchfleisch. “It’s a general problem that 바카라사이트re are not enough resources for science journalism…That’s one explanation.”
The survey, conducted in 2017, does not take into account 바카라사이트 pandemic, after which media attention in Switzerland switched dramatically to natural scientists, he said.
Despite 바카라사이트 concerns about a small fraction of academics dominating external debate, 바카라사이트 survey none바카라사이트less shows that most Swiss professors appear to be plugged into journalistic, industry and policy debate.
Half reported contact with a politician in 바카라사이트 past year, while 84 per cent said 바카라사이트y had interacted with a journalist, and nearly two-thirds with industry. “That’s pretty high,” said Dr Rauchfleisch.
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