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science by press conference

science by press conference noun: the practice by which scientists put an unusual focus on publicizing results of research in the media, often when they are unlikely to win the approval of the professional scientific community.

Noun

science by press conference (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) The practice by which scientists put an unusual focus on publicizing results of research in the media, often when they are unlikely to win the approval of the professional scientific community.
    • With increasing frequency, some biological scientists in the most competitive fields, caught up in a high-stakes race to capture priority for major advances, are using the media to attach their names to important findings before their competitors do. […] The result has been a spiraling competition...1985 Spring, Jay A. Winsten, “Science and the Media: The Boundaries of Truth”, in Health Affairs, volume 4, number 1, →DOI, page 15

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Questions about science by press conference

What does science by press conference mean?
Science by press conference means the practice by which scientists put an unusual focus on publicizing results of research in the media, often when they are unlikely to win the approval of the professional scientific community.
What part of speech is science by press conference?
Science by press conference is a noun.

Words near science by press conference in the dictionary

  1. SCIE
  2. scien
  3. science
  4. science babies
  5. science baby
  6. science by press conference
  7. science by press release
  8. science center
  9. science centers
  10. science centre
  11. science centres

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