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The Evolving Field of Risk Communication.
Dominic Balog-Way1, Katherine McComas1, John Besley2
1Department of Communication, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
Summary
Exploring diverse risk communication approaches is more effective than seeking a single definition. Research highlights trust, transparency, social media, message framing, and audience factors in risk communication scholarship since 2010.
Area of Science:
- Risk Analysis
- Communication Studies
- Social Sciences
Background:
- The 40th anniversary of the Society for Risk Analysis provides an opportunity to review the field of risk communication.
- Current debates question the field's state and future, suggesting a need for broader perspectives.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate recent debates on the current state and future directions of risk communication.
- To review prominent scholarship in cognitive, cultural, and social risk communication published since 2010.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of risk communication scholarship from 2010 onwards.
- Analysis of research trends focusing on messengers, transparency, social media, message attributes, and audience engagement.
Main Results:
- Trust in risk communicators remains a key research area, with new studies on transparency and social media.
- Message framing, emotional responses, and uncertainty are crucial for message effectiveness, emphasizing the need for evaluation.
- Audience research shows advancements in risk perception and engagement, considering demographic and psychographic factors.
Conclusions:
- A single, generic definition of risk communication is less productive than embracing its diverse, interdisciplinary forms.
- Nurturing the field's interdisciplinary tradition is essential for the next phase of risk communication research.
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