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Ionica Smeets

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Flooded by jargon

How the interpretation of water-related terms differs between hydrology experts and the general audience

Communication about water-induced hazards (such as floods, droughts or levee breaches) is important, in order to keep their impact as low as possible. However, sometimes the boundary between specialized and non-specialized language can be vague. Therefore, a close scrutiny of the ...

Geoscience on television

A review of science communication literature in the context of geosciences

Geoscience communication is becoming increasingly important as climate change increases the occurrence of natural hazards around the world. Few geoscientists are trained in effective science communication, and awareness of the formal science communication literature is also lo ...

Contributed

Newspaper coverage of the Dutch nitrogen debate

Uncovering differences in framing and actor portrayal

In May 2019 the Dutch permit system for nitrogen deposition was taken down for not abiding by EU legislation, which resulted in a large debate surrounding nature conservation. I researched the manner in which various newspapers portray this debate to their respective readers, in ...