Walkin' the Line: Seeking That Delicate Balance between Scaring People to Death and Boring `em to Death

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Research Article| July 01, 2003 Walkin' the Line: Seeking That Delicate Balance between Scaring People to Death and Boring `em to Death Stephanie Hanna Stephanie Hanna USGS, Western Region Office of Communications Chief 909 First Avenue Suite 704 Seattle, WA 98110 Office: +1-206-220-4573 Cell: +1-206-331-0335 Fax: +1-206-220-4570 E-mail: shanna@usgs.gov Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Seismological Research Letters (2003) 74 (4): 367–368. https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.74.4.367 Article history first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Stephanie Hanna; Walkin' the Line: Seeking That Delicate Balance between Scaring People to Death and Boring `em to Death. Seismological Research Letters 2003;; 74 (4): 367–368. doi: https://doi.org/10.1785/gssrl.74.4.367 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentBy SocietySeismological Research Letters Search Advanced Search Speaking with the media is something almost no scientist looks forward to. Everyone has a story—a time someone was misquoted, or remarks were blown out of proportion, or they saw their names under headlines that were far from reasonable or even true. Or someone spent time carefully explaining an important and complex subject to a TV reporter and ended up with a 5-second “sound bite” on the news. These kinds or experiences can elicit an automatic cringe reaction when the next media opportunity occurs, or a desire to tell that next reporter what he or she really deserves to hear... You do not currently have access to this article.