Sofie VerkestGhent University | UGhent · Department of Linguistics
Sofie Verkest
Master of Arts
Interested in all things science communication.
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Introduction
In my research, I focus on science communication, citizen science, and the relationship between media, science, and politics. I am currently conducting a linguistic ethnographic study on a collaboration between journalists, scientists, and policymakers in the field of air quality. Before stepping into the world of research, she has been active as a journalist and worked as a copywriter, project manager, and policy advisor in science communication.
Publications
Publications (3)
This paper sheds new light on collaborative journalism and investigates how this innovative newsroom practice affects the news production process and product. More particularly, we focus on a collaborative project on air pollution involving a newspaper, university, and environmental government agency and examine how journalists and professionals wi...
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Project (1)
In recent years several forms of collaboration between journalists, scientific experts, scientific institutions (and their PR staff) and citizen groups have become more frequent (Houston, 2010; Spangenberg & Heise, 2016). This project aims to investigate collaboration between these actors within the news production process, using a linguistic ethnographic approach. The project focuses on a citizen science case set up by a newspaper organization, university and government organization and examines, amongst others, the construction of expertise, professional identity and practices, news values and (de)politicization processes.
