Media

I am often asked for comments on issues pertaining to science skepticism (specifically climate and vaccine skepticism), communication strategies, language use, and misinformation (especially on social media and in online spaces).

If you are a member of the media interested in contacting me for comments or an interview, please reach out via email (emma.bloomfield@unlv.edu) or visit my Experts Directory page through UNLV.

Selected Media Features

Knight Science Journalism Science Editing Handbook (MIT) Chapter on "Misinformation" - Using the Right Tone and Structuring your Argument

New York Daily News - Disagreeing without demonizing

Popular Science - How to talk to your vaccine-hesitant friends and family

Fatherly - How to Talk to Friends and Family Who Are Vaccine Hesitant

Nevada Public Radio - To mask or not to mask?

The Nevadan Independent - Of the people (reflections on the pandemic a year later)

Grist - Nobody talks about ‘global warming’ anymore

KTNV - Navigating the news: A balanced 'diet' essential for consuming information

Grist - 2020 was the hottest year on record. We’ll remember it as one of the century’s coldest

Business Insider - How data scientists and influencers are joining forces to fight against dangerous COVID-19 conspiracy theories online

The Guardian - How to fight 'Covid fatigue' as America heads for a deadly winter

Climate XChange - Public Engagement Plays Key Role in Nevada’s 2020 Climate Strategy 

Grist - Why COVID deniers and climate skeptics paint scientists as alarmist

NPR Short Wave - How to correct misinformation, according to science

MarketWatch - Expert-endorsed strategies for persuading the mask-resistant while protecting your own health and safety

Morning Consult - How concern over climate change correlates with coronavirus responses

MarketWatch - Know someone who still isn’t taking coronavirus seriously? This could help convince them

State of Nevada - Contagious falsehoods

Grist - Help! There’s a climate denier at my dinner table 

Mic - There are a lot of similarities between climate change deniers and coronavirus skeptics 

Fast Company - How to talk about climate change in an emotionally intelligent way 

Variety - Suddenly, TV news is warming up to climate change 

Online Publications

UNLV Today - 3 Common COVID Vaccination Objections and what to share with those who keep using them

The Conversation - How to talk to someone you believe is misinformed about the coronavirus

The Beam - Presidency and climate in transition

The Conversation - Understanding Christians’ climate views can lead to better conversations about the environment

Righting America - Contributor of a variety of posts relating to creationism and religious climate change skepticism

Interviews

Leonard Lopate at Large 

Harmonious Gentlement - Podcast Plagiarism, Library Cards, and Engaging Science Skeptics with Dr. Emma Frances Bloomfield

New Books Network - Communication Strategies for Engaging Climate Skeptics – New Books in Communications

Humanize Me - Christian climate skeptics and why rhetoric matters 

IECA Meet up_Science v Story.mp4

IECA Interview

Interview with International Environmental Communication Association members on February 29, 2024.