Science journalist professional practice: bibliographical review of the dysfunctions derived from the digital environment
Internet has revolutionized the situation of the communication of Science. Journalists are no longer the only actors in the production and dissemination of information aimed at a general public. Scientists themselves, using the tools provided by the web (Brossard, 2013), communicate directly to the...
| Published in: | Revista Mediterránea de Comunicación |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Universidad de Alicante
2017
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| Online Access: | https://www.mediterranea-comunicacion.org/article/view/2017-v8-n2-practica-profesional-del-periodista-cientifico-revision-bibliografica-de-las-disfunciones-derivadas-del-entorno-digital https://doi.org/10.14198/MEDCOM2017.8.2.14 |
| Summary: | Internet has revolutionized the situation of the communication of Science. Journalists are no longer the only actors in the production and dissemination of information aimed at a general public. Scientists themselves, using the tools provided by the web (Brossard, 2013), communicate directly to the audience dodging journalists as mediators (Peters et al., 2014). Several studies have approached these matters, although all this research is scattered and lacks a connecting thread that puts into perspective the contributions made. Therefore, in this article a systematic review of 71 works describes the situation of science journalists in the online environment and how this channel has transformed his professional practice. It also analyses the new role of some scientists who are acting as communicators. Finally, we establish how relations are between scientists and journalists in the process of science communication in the web. The study shows that scientists and journalists keep distances, have different judgments about how to articulate communication, and use their own means and their own codes to reach the same audience. Internet ha revolucionado el panorama de la comunicación científica. Los periodistas ya no son los únicos actores en la producción y difusión de información dirigida a un público en general, sino que los propios científicos, aprovechando las herramientas que facilita la web (Brossard, 2013), comunican directamente a la audiencia esquivando a los periodistas como mediadores (Peters et al., 2014). Multitud de estudios han abordado estas materias, aunque toda esta investigación se encuentra dispersa y sin un hilo conductor que sitúe en perspectiva las aportaciones realizadas. Por ello, en el presente artículo se realiza una revisión sistemática de 71 trabajos con la que se describe, por un lado, la situación que vive el periodista científico en el entorno online y cómo este canal ha transformado su práctica profesional y, por otro, el nuevo rol de comunicadores públicos que han adquirido algunos ... |
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