Although science journalists’ selection criteria have been investigated, there have not been systematic attempts yet to study how this varies across countries. Using gatekeeping theory, we analyzed and compared how three groups of journalists in Argentina, France, and Germany selected their news, and explored some motivations behind their decisions. Personal interests as well as a set of common news factors and sources are important for all journalists, while the journalists differ regarding professional role conceptions, the influence of their organizations, and perceived importance of audience perceptions. More research is needed to unravel science news selection criteria across different journalistic cultures.
The article is aimed at reconstructing the most recent stages in the development of Science Communication in Argentina. The general approach is inspired by the "cultural cartography" method proposed by Gyerin to explore the dyamics that shapes and reshapes the border's of different fields of knowledges and practices, at the pace of both intrinsic and extrinsic factors, of epistemical and non-epistemical considerations. The underlying premise is that any reflection on the issue cannot leave aside the particular conditions that affects that development; rather just the opposite, it must be deeply contextually-anchored. On this basis, the purpose is to describe and interpret the booms-and-busts of the local Science Communication in the contexts of its relations with different areas and their respective agents: scientific institutions, public policies for research and development, the mass-media and the cultural industry, among others. After a brief reference to certain relevant advances accomplished during the twentieth century, the main emphasis is put in the current consolidation phase, started at the turn of the 2000s, specially in the profound changes that have taken place since then.
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