How strong is the partisan divide on perceptions of global warming? The tendency for Republicans to doubt the reality of climate change means that they are even distrustful of John […]
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Following on the heels of Expelled and Obsession, a film warning of radical Islam, there’s more signs that the Right has discovered documentary film as a strategic communication tool to […]
More people are following the nation’s economic problems than almost any other public event over the past two decades. According to Pew, the percentage of Americans who say they are […]
According to Nielsen, close to 70 million Americans tuned in to watch the Biden-Palin debate. For comparison, the 2004 vice presidential debate between V.P. Dick Cheney and Sen. John Edwards […]
For the fourth straight month, Framing Scienceranks among the top 15 science-related blogs, as tracked by Wikio. The position of a blog in the Wikio ranking depends on the number […]
How critical is framing to effectively communicating about complex policy problems, especially under conditions of uncertainty? Just take a look at the debate over the economic crisis.As I noted last […]
Global warming and the environment are dead last among the criteria that voters are using to evaluate the presidential candidates, according to a recent Gallup survey. When asked in an […]
From the NY Times Caucus Politics Blog: In the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll, 63 percent of voters said they were paying a lot of attention to the campaign, […]
Voters not yet committed to either candidate were 12% more engaged by TV coverage of the GOP convention than the Democratic convention, according to an analysis released Monday by Nielsen […]
AP report on an innovative survey by researchers at Stanford University: Deep-seated racial misgivings could cost Barack Obama the White House if the election is close, according to an AP-Yahoo […]
At the WPost, Juliet Eilperin pens a lengthy feature on the differences between Palin and McCain over the causes of global warming. Palin believes that the effects of climate change […]
Andrew Revkin at DotEarth has the scoop on “Green Inc.” a new NY Times blog covering energy and business. If it comes close to having the impact as DotEarth, it […]
Appearing on NPR’s Fresh Air to discuss his new book “Hot, Flat, and Crowded,” Friedman was asked by host Terry Gross whether or not the term “green energy” might be […]
In another example of the strategic role that YouTube is playing in this year’s election, the Huffington Post has linked to a video montage of McCain’s pleas over the past […]
As I wrote earlier today, how Sarah Palin’s devout Pentecostal faith colors her views on complex policy problems such as Iraq or climate change is a relevant question that journalists […]
The TV networks are still a very powerful constituency and it’s doubtful McCain will be a no-show unless the political advantages are absolutely clear. Even Fox News is going to […]
Bush-Gore Debates 2000: The focus was on performance rather than substance.For those that have seen the Nisbet/Mooney Speaking Science 2.0 talks over the past year, you might have witnessed during […]
The Dartmouth investment banker and the Princeton professor.It would be interesting to trace the origin of the term “bailout” as applied to the Bush administration’s plan since the phrase has […]
Given the complexities of pressing science-related issues such as climate change or biomedical research, we need a new breed of specialist journalist who covers the intersections of science and policy. […]
In the Post’s Sunday Book Review, atheist and Georgetown professor Jacques Berlinerblau reviews Michael Novak’s “No One Sees God: A Catholic Philosopher Attempts a Dialogue with the New Atheists.”In the […]
Were Ronald Reagan and Carl Sagan the dominant communicators of the 1980s? Watching this past week the PBS American Experience biopic on Reagan reinforced in my mind the parallels between […]
A news release on a new survey from the Woodrow Wilson Center’s project on nanotechnology: Washington, DC — A groundbreaking poll finds that almost half of U.S. adults have heard […]
Bill Maher’s mockumentary Religulous opens in theaters on Friday. Judging by Maher’s media interviews, it’s more of the same type of sophomoric ridicule that has been so self-defeating to the […]
As I wrote last month, one key advertising strategy for the Obama campaign is to use aspects of McCain’s background along with his media gaffes to paint the Republican nominee […]
About 3% of Americans identify as Pentecostals meaning that probably few members of the public have an idea of what VP nominee Sarah Palin’s religious tradition might teach or what […]
E-Magazine has a feature out on the (non)-role of science issues in this year’s presidential race as well as the failed attempts at a Science Debate. I’m quoted in the […]
A lot of people are talking and blogging about Matt Damon’s comments on the Sarah Palin choice for vice president (above). But here is the problem:It’s the right frame and […]
From the Associated Press: On Friday, a McCain radio ad attempted to present McCain and Palin as a unified force behind stem cell research. In fact, McCain supports relaxing federal […]
Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin might dispute the human contribution to climate change, oppose embryonic stem cell research, and promote creationism, but in other ways she has been an advocate for […]
From a press release out today, detailing the strong commitment from both parties to biomedical research.n Federation of American Societies for Experimental BiologyOffice of Public Affairs • 9650 Rockville Pike, […]