Representing, Disseminating, and Debating Controversial Bioethical Issues in Popularised Discourse

In the last few decades a variety of bioethically-relevant issues have been at the centre of public debate, attracting ample coverage from the media in a context where unprecedentedly fast and pervasive scientific and technological progress has led to new questions on the actual application of advances to real life cases. The articles collected in this special issue focus on the reframing of bioethically sensitive issues by popularising writers and by public and private institutions through determined language, genres and channels on a large scale, and provide an overview on potential manners to influence public opinion and socio-cultural debates.