例如,在科學傳播領域,Matthew Nisbet 描述了使用意見領袖作為科學家和公眾之間的中介,作為一種通過訓練有素的個人接觸公眾的方式,這些個人與他們所屬的社群有更密切的聯繫,例如“教師、企業領導人、律師、政策制定者、社區領袖、學生和媒體專業人士”。 採用這種方法的舉措示例包括由美國國家科學院贊助的科學與工程大使,以及由國家科學教育中心(英語:National Center for Science Education)協調的科學助推器俱樂部。[8]
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