Physics is often perceived as difficult, but there has been little research on how physics is reported in the media. In this two-stage content analysis, we examine the portrayal of physics in five major Dutch newspapers. Results show that astronomy and astrophysics is the most prominent field. Furthermore, newspaper articles are triggered almost equally by scientific and non-scientific events. Finally, the majority of described physics concepts are framed as difficult, but journalists do provide explanations for them.
Date of publication
Nov 02, 2021
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The matter of complex anti-matter: the portrayal and framing of physics in Dutch newspapers
by
Sanne Willemijn Kristensen
,
Julia Cramer
,
Alix McCollam
,
W. Gudrun Reijnierse
,
Ionica Smeets