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Dominique Brossard
Researcher at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Publications - 190
Citations - 9857
Dominique Brossard is an academic researcher from University of Wisconsin-Madison. The author has contributed to research in topics: Science communication & Social media. The author has an hindex of 45, co-authored 177 publications receiving 8074 citations. Previous affiliations of Dominique Brossard include Iowa State University & Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.
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Interpersonal amplification of risk? Citizen discussions and their impact on perceptions of risks and benefits of a biological research facility.
TL;DR: The results demonstrate the potential for discussions to operate as amplifiers or attenuators of perceptions of both risks and benefits in the context of a new biological research facility.
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Do Citizens Want to Have Their Say? Media, Agricultural Biotechnology, and Authoritarian Views of Democratic Processes in Science
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine citizens' authoritarian views of decision processes related to agricultural biotechnology and media's role in the development of such attitudes, and find that the level of education directly increased authoritarian attitudes toward science.
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The Role of Perceptions of Media Bias in General and Issue-Specific Political Participation
Shirley S. Ho,Andrew R. Binder,Amy B. Becker,Patricia Moy,Dietram A. Scheufele,Dominique Brossard,Albert C. Gunther +6 more
TL;DR: This article examined the interplay of perceptions of media bias, trust in government, and political efficacy on individuals' levels of general and issue-specific political participation and found that perceptions of bias overall are negatively related to general political participation.
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The changing information environment for nanotechnology: online audiences and content
TL;DR: Using survey data, those who report the Internet as their primary source of science and technology news are diverse in age, more knowledgeable about science and nanotechnology, highly educated, male, and more diverse racially than users of other media.
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Is Facebook Making Us Dumber? Exploring Social Media Use as a Predictor of Political Knowledge:
Michael A. Cacciatore,Sara K. Yeo,Dietram A. Scheufele,Michael A. Xenos,Dominique Brossard,Elizabeth A. Corley +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored the relationships between social networking sites and their effects in a variety of domains and found that SNS use now ubiquitous in American culture, researchers have started paying attention to its effects in various domains.