Science Communication & the Era of Fake News

One of the things that has most surprised me about working on Capitol Hill has been the indispensable relationship between Congress and the press. It has been said that the press is the fourth branch of American government, and my time in a senator’s office has shown me the deep truth of that statement. You could have the most brilliant legislative idea, or the strongest conviction about a policy, but none of it matters unless you can communicate it to the public in such a way that they will hear, understand, and care about your message.

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