Eksperter i medierne. Dagspressens brug af forskere 1961-2001
(Experts in the media. The use of researchers in the daily press 1961-2001)

Experts in the media by Erik Albæk, Department of Economics, Politics and Public Administration, Aalborg University, Peter Munk Christiansen, Department of Political Science, University of Southern Denmark and Lise Togeby, Department of Political Science, University of Aarhus was published in February 2002.

69 p., DKK 85.00.
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Knowledge has never played a bigger role than it does today. In our daily lives, we rely more and more on knowledge from highly specialized organizations, not least to keep our bearings in the endless debate on various phenomena. This book examines one aspect of every-day use of knowledge, namely the printed media’s mention of researchers, which, according to the study, has increased significantly from 1961 to 2001. And in contrast to earlier, when research results from natural sciences and health science dominated the news, social scientists seem to have taken over the column space today. They are rarely quoted for their research, however. Instead, they typically function as commentators on political decisions or other events. The political public sphere has, to some extent, become scientificized.

 

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