van Rooyen, Renier Stephanus. Ten Tenets of Talking Tech – Field Guide. Outcome guide from Dr. van Rooyen PhD Thesis “Journalism, revolutionary technologies and preventing future harm: Proposing the flaming torch media ethics theory and the ten tenets field guide for responsible and ethical communication on science and technology’s cutting edge”. 2022
Like a flaming torch in the hand, any new technology or scientific discovery can either light the way in the darkness, or burn the whole forest down. Often both. Therefore, any attempt at communicating new discoveries and technologies shares in the weight of that responsibility.
