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Models of Science Journalism

The lay-expertise model values local
knowledge as much as scientific knowledge and seeks to empower local communities
in the scientific process (Brossard and Lewenstein, 2010; Irwin, 2009). Thus, a story written
according to the lay-expertise model should aim at empowering local communities and
promoting engagement in democratizing the scientific process, and focus on the
community’s attitudes toward the science and issues related to/stemming from
the science (Table 1). Such an article may be driven by a community dilemma with the
community seen as able to provide solutions.