Social media, science communication and the academic super user in the United Kingdom

Zhu, Yimei; Purdam, Kingsley

doi:10.5210/fm.v22i11.7866

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“…The results of our study complement the findings of Y. Zhu and K. Purdam (2017), F. Ren and J. Zhai (2013), F. Papanelopoulou, A. Nieto-Galan and E. Perdiguero (2009) through the results of the identification of the practice of popularizing scientific knowledge in the well-known Russian popular science magazines and examples of the use in this process of editorial sites and resources in social networks. The obtained results also supplement the studies of Z. Pavic, A. Sundalic (2017), A.S. Scherer (2010), M.M.…”

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Popularization of Science in the Russian Mass Media: Challenges of Multimedia Formats

Bakanov¹,

Egorova²,

Mayorov³

et al. 2018

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This article reveals the problems that are typical for the current state of popularization of scientific knowledge and scientific achievements in the Russian mass media. In terms of possible efficiency and effectiveness the authors analysed new formats currently used to cover the topic of science in the press at both the federal and regional levels. The content and comparative analyses of the five most popular Russian scientific journals and their websites (from the quality of articles to the structure of the websites of these journals, gaming, infographics, and the use of social networks in the practice of scientific popularization) enable us to conclude that journalists still have not explicitly taken full advantage of the new multimedia features provided by the Internet. In our opinion, this practice is not conducive to the "promotion" of the results of scientific research on mass audience. The authors of the article note the poor training of students of faculties and departments of journalism in the Russian universities concerning their acquired competencies related to their possible future professional activity in scientific or popular science journalism. The results of the research supplement the conclusions through the examples from the current practice of the Russian popularization of scientific knowledge to the results of research contained in current literature.

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confidence: 86%

Popularization of Science in the Russian Mass Media: Challenges of Multimedia Formats

Bakanov¹,

Egorova²,

Mayorov³

et al. 2018

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“…While these issues are well understood, the research community knows little about longitudinal aspects of scholars’ social media use (Veletsianos, Kimmons, Belikov, & Johnson, ). For instance, while some note that a common reason for heavy social media use is scholars’ perception that using social media is advantageous to advance their career (Kieslinger, ; Zhu & Purdam, ), there is little evidence in the literature examining the longitudinal relationship between social media use and career progression.…”

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Academics' social media use over time is associated with individual, relational, cultural and political factors

Veletsianos¹,

Johnson²,

Belikov³

2019

Brit J Educational Tech

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The use of social media in academics' lives is well documented; however, researchers have a limited understanding about whether, why and how academics' social media use changes over time. Through interviews with 12 scholars, we identify multiple reasons that lead them to change their use of social media over time. Specifically, scholars report their social media use changing as a result of personal life events; professional transitions; concerns related to online privacy and self‐protection; evolution of technology; their desire to develop and nurture relationships; awareness of the needs of others; and, the political climate. These findings reflect individual desires and broader cultural shifts, indicating that scholars’ use of social media is impacted not just by their individual preferences, but also by forces that impact upon them.

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“…These social bonds have both an informal nature and a professional side to enhance collaboration among researchers (Nentwich and König, 2014). SNS support a wide range of activities ranging from collaborating on content, planning meetings (Nández and Borrego, 2013), and sharing data (Zhu and Purdam, 2017) to the exchange and testing of ideas and collaborative editing of articles prior to submission to academic journals (Darling, et al, 2013). However, although these sites are designed to support bidirectional and multidirectional communications between users, most researchers appear to use them in a unidirectional way (Jia, et al, 2017).…”

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Spanish academics and social networking sites: Use, non-use, and the perceived advantages and drawbacks of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, ResearchGate, and Academia.edu

Segado‐Boj

Díaz-Campo

Gómez

et al. 2019

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This study examines Spanish academics’ motives for using social networking sites (SNS) and their perceptions regarding the limitations of and drawbacks to social media. We analyse 18 in-depth interviews conducted with Spanish university professors chosen according to their disciplines, academic ranks and level of use. Our findings confirm prior research based on the uses and gratifications theory. Thus, we conclude that SNS are used for managing content, identifying experts in a researcher’s field of knowledge. In addition, academics need to manage different personal identities in each SNS they use.

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Social media, science communication and the academic super user in the United Kingdom

Cited by 15 publications

References 38 publications

Popularization of Science in the Russian Mass Media: Challenges of Multimedia Formats

Popularization of Science in the Russian Mass Media: Challenges of Multimedia Formats

Academics' social media use over time is associated with individual, relational, cultural and political factors

Spanish academics and social networking sites: Use, non-use, and the perceived advantages and drawbacks of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, ResearchGate, and Academia.edu

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