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Astronomy and the Media: a love story?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2011

Henri M. J. Boffin
Henri M. J. Boffin*
Affiliation:
European Southern Observatory, Karl-Schwarzschild-str. 2, 85748 Garching, Germany email: hboffin@eso.org
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Abstract

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With the availability of nice images and amazing, dramatic stories, the fundamental questions it addresses, and the attraction is exerces on many, it is often assumed that astronomy is an obvious topic for the media. Looking more carefully, however, one realises that the truth is perhaps not as glamorous as one would hope, and that, although well present in the media, astronomy's coverage is rather tiny, and often, limited to the specialised pages or magazines.

Keywords

science communicationmediaastronomical topicspress releases
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 5 , Symposium S260: The Role of Astronomy in Society and Culture , January 2009 , pp. 405 - 410
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2011

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