Le. Datta, THE MESSAGE IN THE BOTTLE AND THE GENIE IN THE LAMP - INFORMATION INTEGRITY AND INDIVIDUALIZATION IN SCIENCE COMMUNICATION, Science communication, 20(1), 1998, pp. 22-27
Science communicators face two perennial problems:first, how can one m
aintain the integrity of science communications in the face of forces
which may tend to degrade them and second, how can science communicati
ons be made more useful for the individuals who are most in need of th
eir messages? The author offers some practical advice for addressing t
hese questions in context.