人类进入风险社会,科技谣言日益形成“信息流瀑”,备受大众和研究者关注。科技谣言与其他谣言相比有何特征?有哪些因素会影响科技谣言的生成扩散?互联网环境下,科技谣言主要的网络自净和他净路径又为何?本研究结合风险社会理论,针对2012—2014年度“十大科技谣言”及辟谣信息进行内容分析。研究结果显示,聚焦于“医学健康”和“食品安全”等重要问题的科技谣言最受关注;影响科技谣言传播的因素还包括:科技风险不确定性、谣言简化程度、专业学科词汇和国外研究成果的引用、网络人际关系。就网络的自净功能来说,果壳网等科技主题网站为主力,网络传播本身也能消解谣言的“异化”功能;从外部他净机制看,还应创建社会安全环境、提高媒体科技报道水平、鼓励支持科学家科普、提高公众科学素养,从而降低风险感知,规避风险社会带来的危机。
<<Since human being stepped into risk society,tech rumors have gradually become “information cascades”,receiving much concern from the public and researchers. Compared with other rumors,what characters do tech rumors have?And what factors can influence the generation and spread of tech rumors?In the internet environment,what are the main paths of tech rumors’ internet self-clarification and external-clarification?According to the risk society theory,this study analyses the content of annual “Top 10 tech rumors” in 2012-2014 and the information that dispelled the rumors. The research result shows that the tech rumors focused on important issues like “medical health” and “food safety” gained the most attention. And the factors that influence the spread of tech rumors also include:uncertainty of tech risks,simplification degree of the rumors,citation of professional subject words and research results abroad,as well as network interpersonal relationship. As to the internet self-clarification function,technology websites like Guokr have become the main force,and internet communication itself can also rumors’“dissimilation” function. As to the external-clarification mechanism,we should establish safe social environment,improve the standard of technology report,encourage and support scientists to popularize science,strengthen the public’s scientific literacy,so as to reduce perception of risks and avoid crisis brought by risk society.
<<Keywords: | Risk SocietyScientific LiteracyTech RumorInternet Self-clarificationNetwork Interpersonal Relationship |