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Few studies have assessed whether populations can be divided into segments with different percept... more Few studies have assessed whether populations can be divided into segments with different perceptions of science. We provide such an analysis and assess whether these segments exhibit specific patterns of media and information use. Based on representative survey data from Switzerland, we use latent class analysis to reconstruct four segments: the " Sciencephiles, " with strong interest for science, extensive knowledge, and a pronounced belief in its potential, who use a variety of sources intensively; the " Critically Interested, " also with strong interest and support for science but with less trust in it, who use similar sources but are more cautious toward them; the " Passive Supporters " with moderate levels of interest, trust, and knowledge and tempered perceptions of science, who use fewer sources; and the " Disengaged, " who are not interested in science, do not know much about it, harbor critical views toward it, and encounter it—if at all—mostly through television.

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Global Environmental Change, 2018

Climate change is often seen as a remote, complex or ‘unobtrusive’ topic by the general public – ... more Climate change is often seen as a remote, complex or ‘unobtrusive’ topic by the general public – a topic about which many people acquire information mainly from media reporting. However, media landscapes are changing rapidly, particularly with the growth of the internet and social media. A number of new media organisations are challenging traditional media and have gained significant audiences for their environment content. We analyse the coverage by three of these – Huffington Post, Vice and BuzzFeed – of the COP21 summit in Paris at the end of 2015, and compare it with that of traditional media. We show that while the general spectrum of themes is similar across media outlets, there are differences in the volume of the coverage and in the emphasis that is laid on different themes by some, but not all, of the new players compared to traditional media.

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The gambler’s fallacy is the irrational belief that prior outcomes in a series of events affect t... more The gambler’s fallacy is the irrational belief that prior outcomes in a series of events affect the probability of a future outcome, even though the events in question are independent and identically distributed. In this paper, we argue that in the standard account of the gambler’s fallacy, the gambler’s fallacy fallacy can arise: the irrational belief that all beliefs pertaining to the probabilities of sequences of outcomes constitute the gambler’s fallacy, when, in fact, they do not. Specifically, the odds of the probabilities of some sequences of outcomes can be epistemically rational in a given decisionmaking situation. Not only are such odds of probabilities of sequences of outcomes not the gambler’s fallacy, but they can be implemented as a simple heuristic for avoiding the gambler’s fallacy in risk-related decisionmaking.
However, we have to be careful not to fall prey to a variant of the
gambler’s fallacy, the gambler’s fallacy fallacy (fallacy), in which we do not calculate odds for the probabilities of sequences that matter, but rather simply believe that the raw probability for the occurrence of a sequence of outcomes is the probability for the last outcome in that sequence.

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Sociology Compass, Jul 3, 2017

Media coverage of nuclear energy is a crucial source of information about the risk of nuclear ene... more Media coverage of nuclear energy is a crucial source of information about the risk of nuclear energy for the general public. As a result, scholars of communication science are very interested in the media's coverage of the nuclear energy risk. This literature review provides an overview of the state of research in this field. This article
will describe the findings of empirical research and focus on how much attention the nuclear energy issue receives from the media, the tone in which it is communicated, how it is framed, and how the media depict the risk of this technology. It also argues that empirical risk‐coverage studies would be more informative if they took a broader perspective on risk. Finally, it will discuss areas for
future research.

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Science communication and science journalism are important in today’s knowledge-based societies. ... more Science communication and science journalism are important in today’s knowledge-based societies.
However, little is known about science journalists, especially those in Switzerland. Therefore, this study
investigates the professional situation and self-conception of Swiss science journalists. The results from
a survey of 78 Swiss science journalists show that they resemble their international colleagues in regard
to sociodemographic characteristics and professional self-conceptions. In comparison to their colleagues
from other countries, Swiss science journalists work under privileged circumstances and, accordingly,
are comparatively satisfied with their professional situation. Nevertheless, they also perceive changes
indicative of an upcoming crisis of journalism.

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The accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in 2011 greatly affected attitudes toward n... more The accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in 2011 greatly affected attitudes toward nuclear energy in many countries, including Switzerland. In this study, we analyzed the evolution of public opinion about nuclear energy in Switzerland from 2012 to 2014 to determine how different dimensions of attitudes toward nuclear energy changed in the years following the accident and which factors influenced general opinion about nuclear energy. The primary findings show that public opinion about nuclear energy became only slightly more positive as time passed and that the most important predictor of the general opinion about nuclear energy was the individual assessment of its benefits and risk.

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The study begins with a theoretical discussion of the term “risk“, in which we propose a broad ri... more The study begins with a theoretical discussion of the term “risk“, in which we propose a broad risk definition. The results presented in this study are based on A) a quantitative content analysis of the risk coverage in Swiss Sunday newspapers during one year after the nuclear accident in Fukushima and on B) qualitative interviews as well as quantitative surveys analysing the risk perception of Swiss citizens up to two years after the accident.
The results showed that most newspaper articles did not show explicit stance in favour or opposing nuclear energy, but when they did there were rather negative than positive tendencies. However the detriments of the accident were almost discussed twice as much as the benefits of nuclear power. The results of the qualitative interviews showed that at least some of the interviewees state an effect of the nuclear accident on their own opinion on nuclear energy. They see a necessity of a reorientation in the energy policy; they are worried about the security in nuclear power plants, especially in less developed countries; and they show a high risk perception.

Zusammenfassung von Wolling, Jens/Arlt, Dorothee 2014, S. 21:
"Ausgehend von einer theoretischen Auseinandersetzung mit dem Risikobegriff, untersuchen Silje Kristiansen und Heinz Bonfadelli mit einer quantitativen Inhaltsanalyse die Risikodarstellung in der Schweizer Sonntagspresse und die Risikowahrnehmung der Bevölkerung anhand qualitativer Interviews und quantitativer Befragungen. Die Inhaltsanalyse begann direkt nach den Ereignissen in Japan und erstreckte sich über gut ein Jahr; die qualitativen Interviews wurden zwei Jahre nach den Ereignissen durchgeführt. Im Ergebnis zeigte sich, dass die meisten Artikel zwar keine expliziten Wertungen enthielten. Allerdings wurden die Schäden ungefähr doppelt so häufig thematisiert wie der Nutzen und wenn in den Artikeln gewertet wurde, dann überwogen klar die negativen Tendenzen. Aus den Befunden der qualitativen Interviews und der Befragungen wurde deutlich, dass zumindest einige Befragte Wirkungen des Ereignisses auf sich selbst konstatieren. Sie sehen die Notwendigkeit einer Neuorientierung in der Energiepolitik, sind besorgt über die Sicherheit der Atomkraftwerke, vor allem in weniger entwickelten Ländern, und zeigen ein höheres Risikobewusstsein. Die Qualität der Medienberichterstattung wird von den Befragten uneinheitlich bewertet."

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In recent years the internet has become increasingly relevant for health communication. However, ... more In recent years the internet has become increasingly relevant for health communication. However, advantages and disadvantages of this medium are being controversially discussed in the communication science literature. This study is a review of empirical studies, and meta-analyses of the usage of health information on the internet. The study also evaluates e-health sites and their quality. The perspective of the study is an international, but with specific reference to Switzerland.

Das Internet hat in den letzten Jahren für die Gesundheitskommunikation zunehmend an Relevanz erlangt, allerdings werden Vor- und Nachteile dieses neuen Mediums in der kommunikationswissenschaftlichen Literatur nach wie vor kontrovers diskutiert. Der vorliegende Beitrag basiert auf einer Sekundäranalyse von aktuellen Dokumenten, empirischer Forschung und Meta-Analysen zu Nutzung und Motiven von Gesundheitsinformationen im Internet einerseits und zum E-Health Angebot und dessen Qualität andererseits. Der Stand der Forschung wurde in einer Feasability-Studie zur Errichtung eines öffentlichen E-Health-Portals für das schweizerische Bundesamt für Gesundheit (BAG) aufgearbeitet und bilanziert, und zwar in einem internationalen Kontext, aber mit besonderem Bezug zur Schweiz.

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The nuclear accident in Japan 2011 was followed by massive media coverage. As nuclear power is a ... more The nuclear accident in Japan 2011 was followed by massive media coverage. As nuclear power is a hot political topic and news media coverage is an important factor in opinion building, it is of interest to analyse what impact the catastrophe in Fukushima and the triggered media coverage had on people’s opinion on nuclear power and its risks. This article is based on a survey mandated by the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI), which was carried out one year after the nuclear accident in Fukushima. Yes, the Fukushima accident did affect people’s opinion on nuclear power. Even before the accident the majority of the Swiss population was against nuclear power and after the accident the negative opinion was stronger. The trust in the authorities, science and nuclear power plant operators also suffered under Fukushima, but they did catch up quite well until one year after the accident. This also reflects that the survey participants are more worried about a nuclear accident abroad than in Switzerland. Are those results based on the accident and the following media coverage? Almost 80 % mentioned to have heard or read about nuclear power and nuclear power plants in the media, so to assume an influence is not far-fetched. However only 15 % did actively search for information about nuclear power, but the big majority did talk to others about nuclear power. Thus the media coverage triggered interest and follow-up interpersonal communication.

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In today’s risk-filled society, it is vital to recognize not only the risks that we face every da... more In today’s risk-filled society, it is vital to recognize not only the risks that we face every day, but also that knowledge of such risks spreads, above all, via mass media. Risk-related information contributes to our knowledge and affects how we perceive risks and what risk decisions we ultimately make. Among the most memorable disasters of risks taken in recent memory, the nuclear energy accident in Fukushima, Japan, in 2011 changed how the public, policymakers, and media outlets perceive and deliberate the risk of nuclear energy. In response, the research question of this study interrogates how media portrayed the risk of nuclear energy and how coverage of the technology changed after the accident at Fukushima. The study concentrates on how two Swiss newspapers covered nuclear energy between 2010 and early 2015. By using a broad definition of risk and an innovative empirical operationalization of the concept, the study identifies different risk attention phases in media coverage, each characterized by different focus on risk dimensions. Interestingly, results show that those media paid considerable attention to political decisions about the use of nuclear energy, and surprisingly, the detrimental dimension of risk was in focus even before the 2011 nuclear accident in Japan. Although the benefits of nuclear technology became obscured after Fukushima, they recuperated interest as early as a year later. Such results raise a question regarding risk decisions and the use of nuclear energy—namely, when do societies decide upon risks, and how do media portray the risk at that moment in time?

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Die Kommunikation von Wissenschaft ist hochrelevant: Wissenschaftliches Wissen spielt in allen Ge... more Die Kommunikation von Wissenschaft ist hochrelevant: Wissenschaftliches Wissen spielt in allen Gesellschaftsbereichen eine immer wichtigere Rolle, von individuellen Fragen zu Gesundheit, Ernährung oder Konsum bis hin zu Entscheidungen in Politik und Wirtschaft. Aber um dahin zu gelangen, muss das Wissen aus seinen Entstehungskontexten in die Gesellschaft kommuniziert werden. Dass es sich dabei um keine simple Übersetzung handelt, sondern wissenschaftliches Wissen in diesem Prozess umgeformt und kritisch hinterfragt wird, zeigen die Debatten über Klimawandel, Risiken der Atomenergie und Gentechnik oder Vor‐ und Nachteile der Nanotechnologie.

In den vergangenen Jahren haben sich die Orte, Formen und Inhalte der Wissenschaftskommunikation allerdings diversifiziert. Neben Wissenschaftsrubriken in der Presse und TV‐Wissenschaftsmagazine sind Wissenschaftsblogs, Social Network Sites oder Twitter getreten. Die Menge des verfügbaren wissenschaftlichen Wissens hat sich erhöht, aber auch die Intensität öffentlicher Debatten – und dies wirkt auch auf die Wissenschaft zurück.

Die hier versammelten Beiträge analysieren diesen facettenreichen Wandel der Wissenschaftskommunikation. Sie fokussieren dabei auf die Kommunikation innerhalb der Wissenschaft ebenso wie auf die Auseinandersetzung von Wissenschaftlern mit der breiteren Öffentlichkeit und auf öffentliche Debatten über Wissenschaftsthemen.

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Few studies have assessed whether populations can be divided into segments with different percept... more Few studies have assessed whether populations can be divided into segments with different perceptions of science. We provide such an analysis and assess whether these segments exhibit specific patterns of media and information use. Based on representative survey data from Switzerland, we use latent class analysis to reconstruct four segments: the " Sciencephiles, " with strong interest for science, extensive knowledge, and a pronounced belief in its potential, who use a variety of sources intensively; the " Critically Interested, " also with strong interest and support for science but with less trust in it, who use similar sources but are more cautious toward them; the " Passive Supporters " with moderate levels of interest, trust, and knowledge and tempered perceptions of science, who use fewer sources; and the " Disengaged, " who are not interested in science, do not know much about it, harbor critical views toward it, and encounter it—if at all—mostly through television.

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Global Environmental Change, 2018

Climate change is often seen as a remote, complex or ‘unobtrusive’ topic by the general public – ... more Climate change is often seen as a remote, complex or ‘unobtrusive’ topic by the general public – a topic about which many people acquire information mainly from media reporting. However, media landscapes are changing rapidly, particularly with the growth of the internet and social media. A number of new media organisations are challenging traditional media and have gained significant audiences for their environment content. We analyse the coverage by three of these – Huffington Post, Vice and BuzzFeed – of the COP21 summit in Paris at the end of 2015, and compare it with that of traditional media. We show that while the general spectrum of themes is similar across media outlets, there are differences in the volume of the coverage and in the emphasis that is laid on different themes by some, but not all, of the new players compared to traditional media.

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The gambler’s fallacy is the irrational belief that prior outcomes in a series of events affect t... more The gambler’s fallacy is the irrational belief that prior outcomes in a series of events affect the probability of a future outcome, even though the events in question are independent and identically distributed. In this paper, we argue that in the standard account of the gambler’s fallacy, the gambler’s fallacy fallacy can arise: the irrational belief that all beliefs pertaining to the probabilities of sequences of outcomes constitute the gambler’s fallacy, when, in fact, they do not. Specifically, the odds of the probabilities of some sequences of outcomes can be epistemically rational in a given decisionmaking situation. Not only are such odds of probabilities of sequences of outcomes not the gambler’s fallacy, but they can be implemented as a simple heuristic for avoiding the gambler’s fallacy in risk-related decisionmaking.
However, we have to be careful not to fall prey to a variant of the
gambler’s fallacy, the gambler’s fallacy fallacy (fallacy), in which we do not calculate odds for the probabilities of sequences that matter, but rather simply believe that the raw probability for the occurrence of a sequence of outcomes is the probability for the last outcome in that sequence.

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Media coverage of nuclear energy is a crucial source of information about the risk of nuclear ene... more Media coverage of nuclear energy is a crucial source of information about the risk of nuclear energy for the general public. As a result, scholars of communication science are very interested in the media's coverage of the nuclear energy risk. This literature review provides an overview of the state of research in this field. This article
will describe the findings of empirical research and focus on how much attention the nuclear energy issue receives from the media, the tone in which it is communicated, how it is framed, and how the media depict the risk of this technology. It also argues that empirical risk‐coverage studies would be more informative if they took a broader perspective on risk. Finally, it will discuss areas for
future research.

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Science communication and science journalism are important in today’s knowledge-based societies. ... more Science communication and science journalism are important in today’s knowledge-based societies.
However, little is known about science journalists, especially those in Switzerland. Therefore, this study
investigates the professional situation and self-conception of Swiss science journalists. The results from
a survey of 78 Swiss science journalists show that they resemble their international colleagues in regard
to sociodemographic characteristics and professional self-conceptions. In comparison to their colleagues
from other countries, Swiss science journalists work under privileged circumstances and, accordingly,
are comparatively satisfied with their professional situation. Nevertheless, they also perceive changes
indicative of an upcoming crisis of journalism.

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The accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in 2011 greatly affected attitudes toward n... more The accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in 2011 greatly affected attitudes toward nuclear energy in many countries, including Switzerland. In this study, we analyzed the evolution of public opinion about nuclear energy in Switzerland from 2012 to 2014 to determine how different dimensions of attitudes toward nuclear energy changed in the years following the accident and which factors influenced general opinion about nuclear energy. The primary findings show that public opinion about nuclear energy became only slightly more positive as time passed and that the most important predictor of the general opinion about nuclear energy was the individual assessment of its benefits and risk.

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The results showed that most newspaper articles did not show explicit stance in favour or opposing nuclear energy, but when they did there were rather negative than positive tendencies. However the detriments of the accident were almost discussed twice as much as the benefits of nuclear power. The results of the qualitative interviews showed that at least some of the interviewees state an effect of the nuclear accident on their own opinion on nuclear energy. They see a necessity of a reorientation in the energy policy; they are worried about the security in nuclear power plants, especially in less developed countries; and they show a high risk perception.

Zusammenfassung von Wolling, Jens/Arlt, Dorothee 2014, S. 21:
"Ausgehend von einer theoretischen Auseinandersetzung mit dem Risikobegriff, untersuchen Silje Kristiansen und Heinz Bonfadelli mit einer quantitativen Inhaltsanalyse die Risikodarstellung in der Schweizer Sonntagspresse und die Risikowahrnehmung der Bevölkerung anhand qualitativer Interviews und quantitativer Befragungen. Die Inhaltsanalyse begann direkt nach den Ereignissen in Japan und erstreckte sich über gut ein Jahr; die qualitativen Interviews wurden zwei Jahre nach den Ereignissen durchgeführt. Im Ergebnis zeigte sich, dass die meisten Artikel zwar keine expliziten Wertungen enthielten. Allerdings wurden die Schäden ungefähr doppelt so häufig thematisiert wie der Nutzen und wenn in den Artikeln gewertet wurde, dann überwogen klar die negativen Tendenzen. Aus den Befunden der qualitativen Interviews und der Befragungen wurde deutlich, dass zumindest einige Befragte Wirkungen des Ereignisses auf sich selbst konstatieren. Sie sehen die Notwendigkeit einer Neuorientierung in der Energiepolitik, sind besorgt über die Sicherheit der Atomkraftwerke, vor allem in weniger entwickelten Ländern, und zeigen ein höheres Risikobewusstsein. Die Qualität der Medienberichterstattung wird von den Befragten uneinheitlich bewertet."

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Das Internet hat in den letzten Jahren für die Gesundheitskommunikation zunehmend an Relevanz erlangt, allerdings werden Vor- und Nachteile dieses neuen Mediums in der kommunikationswissenschaftlichen Literatur nach wie vor kontrovers diskutiert. Der vorliegende Beitrag basiert auf einer Sekundäranalyse von aktuellen Dokumenten, empirischer Forschung und Meta-Analysen zu Nutzung und Motiven von Gesundheitsinformationen im Internet einerseits und zum E-Health Angebot und dessen Qualität andererseits. Der Stand der Forschung wurde in einer Feasability-Studie zur Errichtung eines öffentlichen E-Health-Portals für das schweizerische Bundesamt für Gesundheit (BAG) aufgearbeitet und bilanziert, und zwar in einem internationalen Kontext, aber mit besonderem Bezug zur Schweiz.

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In today’s risk-filled society, it is vital to recognize not only the risks that we face every da... more In today’s risk-filled society, it is vital to recognize not only the risks that we face every day, but also that knowledge of such risks spreads, above all, via mass media. Risk-related information contributes to our knowledge and affects how we perceive risks and what risk decisions we ultimately make. Among the most memorable disasters of risks taken in recent memory, the nuclear energy accident in Fukushima, Japan, in 2011 changed how the public, policymakers, and media outlets perceive and deliberate the risk of nuclear energy. In response, the research question of this study interrogates how media portrayed the risk of nuclear energy and how coverage of the technology changed after the accident at Fukushima. The study concentrates on how two Swiss newspapers covered nuclear energy between 2010 and early 2015. By using a broad definition of risk and an innovative empirical operationalization of the concept, the study identifies different risk attention phases in media coverage, each characterized by different focus on risk dimensions. Interestingly, results show that those media paid considerable attention to political decisions about the use of nuclear energy, and surprisingly, the detrimental dimension of risk was in focus even before the 2011 nuclear accident in Japan. Although the benefits of nuclear technology became obscured after Fukushima, they recuperated interest as early as a year later. Such results raise a question regarding risk decisions and the use of nuclear energy—namely, when do societies decide upon risks, and how do media portray the risk at that moment in time?

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Die Kommunikation von Wissenschaft ist hochrelevant: Wissenschaftliches Wissen spielt in allen Ge... more Die Kommunikation von Wissenschaft ist hochrelevant: Wissenschaftliches Wissen spielt in allen Gesellschaftsbereichen eine immer wichtigere Rolle, von individuellen Fragen zu Gesundheit, Ernährung oder Konsum bis hin zu Entscheidungen in Politik und Wirtschaft. Aber um dahin zu gelangen, muss das Wissen aus seinen Entstehungskontexten in die Gesellschaft kommuniziert werden. Dass es sich dabei um keine simple Übersetzung handelt, sondern wissenschaftliches Wissen in diesem Prozess umgeformt und kritisch hinterfragt wird, zeigen die Debatten über Klimawandel, Risiken der Atomenergie und Gentechnik oder Vor‐ und Nachteile der Nanotechnologie.

In den vergangenen Jahren haben sich die Orte, Formen und Inhalte der Wissenschaftskommunikation allerdings diversifiziert. Neben Wissenschaftsrubriken in der Presse und TV‐Wissenschaftsmagazine sind Wissenschaftsblogs, Social Network Sites oder Twitter getreten. Die Menge des verfügbaren wissenschaftlichen Wissens hat sich erhöht, aber auch die Intensität öffentlicher Debatten – und dies wirkt auch auf die Wissenschaft zurück.

Die hier versammelten Beiträge analysieren diesen facettenreichen Wandel der Wissenschaftskommunikation. Sie fokussieren dabei auf die Kommunikation innerhalb der Wissenschaft ebenso wie auf die Auseinandersetzung von Wissenschaftlern mit der breiteren Öffentlichkeit und auf öffentliche Debatten über Wissenschaftsthemen.

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Climate change is often seen as a remote, complex or 'unobtrusive' topic by the general public – ... more Climate change is often seen as a remote, complex or 'unobtrusive' topic by the general public – a topic about which many people acquire information mainly from media reporting. However, media landscapes are changing rapidly, particularly with the growth of the internet and social media. A number of new media organisations are challenging traditional media and have gained significant audiences for their environment content. We analyse the coverage by three of these – Huffington Post, Vice and BuzzFeed – of the COP21 summit in Paris at the end of 2015, and compare it with that of traditional media. We show that while the general spectrum of themes is similar across media outlets, there are differences in the volume of the coverage and in the emphasis that is laid on different themes by some, but not all, of the new players compared to traditional media.

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Few studies have assessed whether populations can be divided into segments with different percept... more Few studies have assessed whether populations can be divided into segments with different perceptions of science. We provide such an analysis and assess whether these segments exhibit specific patterns of media and information use. Based on representative survey data from Switzerland, we use latent class analysis to reconstruct four segments: the " Sciencephiles, " with strong interest for science, extensive knowledge, and a pronounced belief in its potential, who use a variety of sources intensively; the " Critically Interested, " also with strong interest and support for science but with less trust in it, who use similar sources but are more cautious toward them; the " Passive Supporters " with moderate levels of interest, trust, and knowledge and tempered perceptions of science, who use fewer sources; and the " Disengaged, " who are not interested in science, do not know much about it, harbor critical views toward it, and encounter it—if at all—mostly through television.

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