Open AccessHow the Croatian Daily Press Presents Science News
Author(s) -
Adrijana Šuljok,
Marija Brajdić Vuković
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
science and technology studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.675
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 2243-4690
DOI - 10.23987/sts.55310
Subject(s) - newspaper , croatian , context (archaeology) , representation (politics) , science communication , trustworthiness , content analysis , public relations , political science , social media , sociology , social science , media studies , psychology , geography , science education , politics , social psychology , law , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology
Research into media representations of science is widespread and well-established in scientifically and technologically highly developed countries. However, very little is known about the characteristics of media reporting of science in transition countries, which are only just beginning to recognize the importance of research into the relationship between science, the media and the public. In this study, using content analysis of the daily newspapers with the largest circulations in Croatia (Jutarnji list and Večernji list) we researched the quantity and quality of media reporting of science. We link them to the characteristics of the Croatian media (tabloidization, the erosion of professional criteria) and the wider social context from which they stem. Our findings have shown poor representation of science news in the daily press as well as a low level of trustworthiness, especially in reporting biomedical news.