TY - JOUR
T1 - Is It Fake News or Is It Open Science? Science Communication in the COVID-19 Pandemic
AU - Koerber, Amy
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2020.
PY - 2021/1
Y1 - 2021/1
N2 - This article explores science communication in the context of COVID-19 through a case study of a January 31, 2020, bioRxiv preprint publication that led to conspiracy theories by suggesting that SARS-CoV-2 originated in the laboratory through genetic engineering. Analysis will consider the initial preprint, the scientific critique that led it to be withdrawn, the conspiracy theories that continue to circulate, and the larger debate that this example has sparked among advocates and critics of open science.
AB - This article explores science communication in the context of COVID-19 through a case study of a January 31, 2020, bioRxiv preprint publication that led to conspiracy theories by suggesting that SARS-CoV-2 originated in the laboratory through genetic engineering. Analysis will consider the initial preprint, the scientific critique that led it to be withdrawn, the conspiracy theories that continue to circulate, and the larger debate that this example has sparked among advocates and critics of open science.
KW - health communication
KW - rhetorical analysis
KW - scholarly publishing
KW - science communication
KW - social media
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85091290494&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1050651920958506
DO - 10.1177/1050651920958506
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85091290494
VL - 35
SP - 22
EP - 27
JO - Journal of Business and Technical Communication
JF - Journal of Business and Technical Communication
SN - 1050-6519
IS - 1
ER -