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I have firstly identified this urge for a new sub-area of Communication studies in 2013, when I was writing my dissertation, as part of the MA in International Communications - MIC (Geert Hofstede Consortium), entitled "Cross-cultural media relations: an investigation about the relevance of intercultural communication factors in the practice of media relations across different cultures - a case study of the World Communication Forum 2012". The referred study resulted in a framework - or planning template - for media relations management in a global level. During that time, where I dove deep into Intercultural Communication (IC) theories it became evident how crucial cross-cultural knowledge is to undertake any public relations (PR) efforts within the globalised world we are currently living in. The long research process I went through in the course of my MA programme got me closely involved with cultural studies and its rich contribution to the function of international publi...

Summary .   This writer recently attended a presentation by a global warming denier.   The speaker accused the climate scientists of the world, asserting that they lie, have an agenda, and conspire together while preparing global warming reports.   He also misrepresented factual findings related to global warming in a way that would cast doubt on the reality of the phenomenon. This post refutes the positions taken by the denier.   The harms caused by global warming require knowledgeable, reasoned assessment of scientific observations, not maligning of the scientists involved in studying this subject.   It is not appropriate to shoot the messenger if one doesn’t agree with the message.   Likewise, misrepresenting scientific findings in a way intended to generate doubts about global warming cannot be tolerated. The processes used to generate major reports and communicate to policymakers are rigorous and free of prejudice.   The reality of global warmin...

Summary .   A denier of global warming asserts that the recent U. S. National Climate Assessment includes statements “that are (at best) misleading”.   The denier inappropriately claims the Assessment’s use of a graphic image overlaying recent annual carbon dioxide emissions and annual values of global average temperature “shows correlation, and implies causation”.   The denier cites the Medieval Warming Period and the Little Ice Age, having occurred in the absence of significant change in carbon dioxide level, as showing that temperature variations need not even be correlated with carbon dioxide.   This post shows this view to be overly simplistic.   Here the scientific findings presented in the previous post, “ The U. S. National Climate Assessment: Warming Is Due to Human Actions” are summarized .   These demonstrate the scientific and logical rigor leading to the conclusion, based on all the relevant science (not merely a portion portrayed in a single...