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The impact of COVID‐19 on public perceptions of wild meat in Central Africa

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wild meat is a significant source of food and income generation in Central Africa. However, there is little knowledge of how the assumed link between COVID‐19 and wild meat consumption has been discussed by the media and received by the public. In this study, we conducted media content analysis of 264 articles published in 2019–2020 related to
Yuhan Li   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Engaging the public in plant science: Communication facilitators and barriers of scaling up a citizen science campaign

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Volunteers have been involved in nature observations for decades through citizen science initiatives, providing large data sets as well as problem identification that allow a more complete understanding of many natural phenomena. Although communication is a core component in citizen science, the key factors that determine its effectiveness in ...
Kristiina Gibson   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Strengthening responsibilities to face global crises: A call to ecologists, environmental scientists and their societies

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite research and outreach efforts by ecologists and environmental scientists (EES), environmental crises continue to escalate. As a diverse group of concerned EES, we perceived a lack of clear guidance to articulate individual actions to improve sustainability.
Carlos Alberto Arnillas   +31 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pacific journalism education and training - the new advocacy era

open access: yesPacific Journalism Review, 2017
For years, journalism education training in the Pacific has relied on donor funded short courses and expatriate media educators but in recent times this has been changing with the growth of more journalism schools at both universities and technical ...
Mackenzie Smith
doaj   +1 more source

An interdisciplinary review of the interplay of conflict, socio‐economic factors, and land cover and vegetation dynamics in Colombia

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Colombia's forests play a crucial role in preserving biodiversity and mitigating climate change, but they are currently facing severe degradation, particularly after the 2016 Peace Agreement. Our literature review highlights a growing research interest in this topic and demonstrates how interdisciplinary approaches combining diverse methods can enhance
Estefanía Muñoz   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Meaningful Measurement of Sustainable Development or Gaming the System? Patterns in Submission to Times Higher Education's Impact Ranking

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research takes a quantitative approach to investigating patterns in submissions to the Times Higher Education's sustainability‐focused Impact Ranking. Testing hypotheses developed from the quantification, rankings, and disclosures literatures, this research provides a first‐of‐its‐kind longitudinal exploration into the Impact Rankings to ...
Brandon Allan Dickson
wiley   +1 more source

The studies that change, the rules that should stay the same (but have not). Curricula of journalism studies at Jagiellonian University: ideas, practicalities, students and media market

open access: yesZeszyty Prasoznawcze
The paper discusses the composition, together with education and social premises, of the first official standard curriculum for Polish journalism studies formulated in 2000. It describes the evolution
Małgorzata Lisowska-Magdziarz
doaj   +1 more source

A Pilot Study on Developing Newsgames in Collaboration between Journalism and Computer Science Students

open access: yesNordicom Review, 2019
Producing digital and interactive journalistic products offers unique and important new learning opportunities for journalism education. This study analysed the experiences of two pilot courses on so-called ‘newsgames’ in a Finnish university in 2015 and
Siitonen Marko   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Strategic framing of novel ideas: How contestation shapes the evolution of novelty

open access: yesStrategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Entrepreneurs use strategic framing to gain support for their novel ventures, products, and services. A key challenge entrepreneurs face is that audiences often contest frames that introduce novel ideas, especially when these ideas disrupt audiences' mental and business models.
Janina Klein   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Who Is the System? On the Externalisation and Depersonalisation of Responsibility for Abuse

open access: yesSystems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the externalisation and depersonalisation of responsibility in the institutional communication of the Roman Catholic Church in the context of sexualised violence. Niklas Luhmann's theory of social systems is used to show how semantic constructions such as ‘systemic causes’ rhetorically blur responsibility and contribute ...
Thomas Kron
wiley   +1 more source

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