Journalism as a Science Watchdog: Theories, Practices, and Implications - Cogitatio Press
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When journalism turns its watchdog instincts on science itself, two pillars of modern truth-telling collide — and the friction reveals exactly how knowledge gets validated in public life.
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Theory Briefing
- A thematic issue of Media and Communication explores how journalists act as accountability agents over scientific institutions and claims.
- The watchdog role — classically applied to political power — is being theorized as equally vital for scrutinizing peer review, funding, and research integrity.
- The collection probes whether journalism's adversarial norms and science's consensus-building norms can coexist without undermining public trust in both.