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Table 5 Coverage patterns of scientific uncertainty in the media

From: Communication about scientific uncertainty: how scientists and science journalists deal with uncertainties in nanoparticle research

Newspapers

Science journals

 TV science magazines

Benefit of nanotechnology applications (n = 104, 72%)

Benefit of nanotechnology (n = 27, 100%)

Benefit and scientific certainty of nanotechnology applications (n = 21, 64%)

Benefit and scientific certainty of nanotechnology research (n = 22, 15%)

 

Ambivalence about scientific evidence and risks (n = 12, 36%)

Political discourse about scientific uncertainty and risks (n = 18, 13%)

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