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Science Communication Policy Guidelines for Openness and Transparency

This policy outlines guidelines for promoting openness, protecting scientific free speech, and addressing risks in social media communication. It emphasizes the right of scientists to review and correct information based on their research and allows for personal views with clear disclaimers.

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Science Communication Policy Guidelines for Openness and Transparency

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  1. www.ucsusa.org/mediapolicies

  2. Feature 1: Accessible, Clear, and Consistent • Publicly available policy • Specifies to whom and what platforms the policy applies • No inconsistencies between policies

  3. Feature 2: Language Promoting Openness

  4. Feature 3: Right of Last Review • The right of scientists to review, prior to publication, the final drafts of any communications that substantially rely on their research. Social Media • The right to correction in materials based on their work that are released on social media outlets. • Correction mechanism should be stated in the policy.

  5. Feature 3: Right of Last Review

  6. Feature 4: Personal Views Exception • The right of employees to express any personal views not authorized by the agency provided that they … • make clear they are not speaking for the agency • do not use unreasonable amounts of government time and resources in expressing those views. Social Media • Distinction between official and personal use • Right to identify your employer provided they make clear that the views expressed on that platform are their own.

  7. Feature 4: Personal Views Exception

  8. Feature 5: Considers Risks

  9. Social Media Policy Scoring Criteria • Accessible, clear, and consistent (30 points) • Promotion of Openness (10 points) • Protection of Scientific Free Speech (40 points) • Correction of Errors in Technical Information (10 points) • Consideration of Risks (10 points)

  10. Quotes from Federal Scientists “We have been encouraged to use social media—judiciously—to get our science message out. … [W]e have found social media to be extremely useful to communicate to our diverse audience.” — anonymous USGS scientist, 2012 “It seems impossible to simultaneously describe my place of employment on a social media site and abide by my employer's requirements for speaking only as an individual.” — anonymous DOE scientist, 2012

  11. Gretchen Goldman  Analyst ggoldman@ucsusa.org 202-331-6942 Michael Halpern Program Manager mhalpern@ucsusa.org 202-331-5452 @MichaelUCS Center for Science and Democracy Union of Concerned Scientists www.ucsusa.org/mediapolicies

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