Research reveals lots of reasons why well-meaning attempts to inform, persuade or correct misinformation go awry. It also identifies ways to avoid these communication backfires.
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It’s certainly an exciting time to study communication in whales and dolphins.
Russian soldiers in the Ukraine war are sending out signals in morse code on a daily basis, even though there are more high tech solutions.
Boasting about centering your transformative systems change paradigm means you’re doing it wrong. But fixes are available.
If accessible crisis information is not accurate, complete, up to date and high quality, there can be life and death consequences for people with disability in a bushfire, flood or pandemic.
From what sports you can watch with an old aerial, to what apps you’ll see when you switch on a new smart TV – sports lovers can expect big changes ahead.
With work at our fingertips at all hours of the day, it can be hard to disconnect. AI assistants may solve the problem – at least, that’s what big tech wants us to think.
Tailoring crisis communications strategies across the phases of the disaster management cycle is a more successful approach and can help co-ordinate disaster responses.
Apologies can easily go awry if they’re not made in a certain way.
There are simple explanations for what may seem like complex behaviours in dogs.
Science communication has to start with values – and most of the time it does.
When people are pervasively disinformed, the very foundations of democracy can end up on shaky ground.
Many Optus users, both personal and corporate, are familiar with technology. They appreciate details, even where they can’t take them all in.
The US attorney for the District of Maryland recently released a PSA to help stem the tide of violence in the state. But will it work?
Optus suffered one of the largest telecommunications outages in Australian history today. Here are the factors that can cause such events.
The Australian Public Service stands at a crossroads where policy effectiveness hinges on its willingness to stare into the abyss of policy language.
Grumbling children and teenagers can be so annoying. But it is important to try and decode their complaints.
Dad jokes can help make you a better parent. But that’s only one reason why dad jokes work.
An analysis of tweets posted by the Ukrainian national government and the Kyiv city government in the early days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 shows a national resilience.
Humans (particularly those in the Northern Hemisphere) generally prefer the heat, a bias which has hampered effective climate communications for decades.
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Senior Lecturer and Coordinator, Health and Medical Humanities, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Scientist at the Australian E-Health Research Centre, CSIRO
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Adjunct professor, professional communication, University of Canberra
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Professor of Linguistics
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Ellis N. Brandt Professor of Public Relations, Michigan State University
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Associate Professor, Emerging Media Studies, Boston University
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Science Communication Researcher, Stellenbosch University
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Associate professor, Murdoch University
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Professor, Computer Networking and Telecommunications, University of Salford
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Professor in Ageing and Health, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
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MBA Director & Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University
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Deputy Director, Australian National Centre for Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
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Anatomy & Physiology Lecturer, Charles Sturt University
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Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bayes Business School, City, University of London
