Researchers online react to a survey showing mixed feelings about news and social media.
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Change history
24 February 2015
The graphic originally stated that 'nearly three-quarters' of researchers use blogs and other social media. In fact, nearly half use social media and 24% blog about science, but these two groups overlap. The graphic has now been corrected.
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Woolston, C. Scientists are cautious about public outreach. Nature 518, 459 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/518459f
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