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Publication Date: 1990
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Some Problems in Conceptualizing the Issue of "Science and the Media."
Dornan, Christopher
Critical Studies in Mass Communication, v7 n1 p48-71 Mar 1990
Reviews critically the dominant discourse on science and the media. Finds that the dominant concern has conceptual and methodological problems. Argues that the dominant discourse has promoted a science coverage dutiful to scientific interests and has inhibited a truly critical appraisal of popular science communication. (RS)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Mass Media, Mass Media Role, Media Research, Popular Culture, Science and Society
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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