I'm tuned here @DukeSci_Soc
I'm going to tweet a few things about science journalism and communication that's coming out of this
THREAD

At this point, there are very many credible scientific sources in an information climate that's swamped that's biased etc.
Science journalists are going to have a challenge making sure the good sciences isn't drowned

Some of the science that's coming out now will be wrong because we're going though ethical reviews fast... we're going to be aware of the post COVID-19 conversations

Scientists are going to be forced to choose the platforms through which they share that informational. Dr Fauci chose a sports star with a huge online following bigger than a reporter,so he talks to people who are influential who may not read journalists

Do people really know how many people are dying every minute? No, they need what they'll Keep them safe, prevention @MOH_Kenya @KTNNewsKE @K24Tv

Any communication that doesn't acknowledge how this will affect us isn't helpful

Hashtag #FlattenTheCurve has done sth the scientific community hadn't managed for vaccines etc & that's
i. Rallying social responsibility
ii. Draw attention to what's health system capacity in responding to pandemics (doesn't reduce incidence,spreads disease to manageable level)

HOW can early career scientist participate in communicating COVID-19

Scientists are likely to be trusted by those in their circles than politicians. So start from there

Risk communication 101: The messenger is important than the message.

Esp on messages on things that we don't want believe... That information is going to be augur well than people closer to the person than an outsider

So, choosing messenger is important

Scientists should be a fact checker for your circles. Blog, tweet, on WhatsApp

Scientists remained the most trusted people around as public trust declines.

That's a plus!

@AAS_AESA @AASciences @KEMRI_Kenya @KEMRI_Wellcome @aphrc release your professionals here because they're trusted

Let's not turn to self proclaimed experts! At this point journalists must distinguish EXPERTS and experts

Books about this have been proposed
*Triumph of doubt
*The death of expertise

Journalists must pronounce social capital

This virus is a "good thing"
It's teaching us about global collaboration in science,faults in our health systems, how people work and relate