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Overview of Science Reporting in the EU 1 2 Table of Content Introduction.......................................................................................................................... 5 Austria ................................................................................................................................. 7 Belgium ............................................................................................................................. 15 Bulgaria ............................................................................................................................. 25 Cyprus............................................................................................................................... 35 Czech Republic ................................................................................................................. 41 Denmark............................................................................................................................ 51 Estonia .............................................................................................................................. 59 Finland............................................................................................................................... 67 France ............................................................................................................................... 75 Germany............................................................................................................................ 89 Greece............................................................................................................................. 105 Hungary........................................................................................................................... 115 Ireland ............................................................................................................................. 123 Italy.................................................................................................................................. 135 Latvia............................................................................................................................... 147 Lithuania.......................................................................................................................... 157 Luxembourg .................................................................................................................... 165 Malta................................................................................................................................ 171 Poland ............................................................................................................................. 175 Portugal........................................................................................................................... 187 Romania.......................................................................................................................... 195 Slovakia........................................................................................................................... 207 Slovenia........................................................................................................................... 213 Spain ............................................................................................................................... 219 Sweden ........................................................................................................................... 231 The Netherlands.............................................................................................................. 239 United Kingdom............................................................................................................... 249 3 4 Introduction: The European Commission’s Directorate General for Research (DG RTD) is engaged in an extensive range of activities to actively The study reveals considerable differences in the approach to reporting strengthen the culture of science communication in Europe. DG RTD is science both among and within EU Member States. A majority of striving to create an environment which promotes the dissemination of national newspapers do not have fixed / regular science sections and results of scientific research through the mass media and to increase treat science as any other news topic, typically published under a public awareness of the impact of science on our daily lives. general News or Society section of the paper. However, a significant number of publications do have regular science sections which are Within this context, DG RTD is organising the first European Forum on scheduled to run on fixed days and at set intervals. Science Journalism which will take place in Barcelona on 3-4 December 2007. The conference will bring together science journalists from across While several publications expressed their intention to establish fixed Europe to discuss the evolution in reporting scientific news, efforts to science sections over the coming months, others reported recently secure greater prominence for science in the media and the impact of dropping dedicated science sections in favour of including science new media tools on the profession. among general news stories. Nevertheless a prevailing feature across the board is that health and the environment are topics of increasing To contribute to the discussion on science journalism in the EU, Ogilvy importance and public interest, both of which are closely linked to Public Relations Worldwide (OPR) has been commissioned by DG RTD developments in scientific research. Publications which do not directly to conduct an overview of science coverage in the written European cover science, frequently do so in this context. press. The objective is to identify and better understand the actors involved in reporting science and their approach to science coverage. OPR believes that the information herein provides a solid basis to further expand the activities of the European Commission in promoting science This report provides a comprehensive media landscape, identifying the and the results of scientific research. It is a practical manual to facilitate national press agencies, national newspapers, specialised print science media relations and extend the scope of current communication publications and online science publications in the 27 EU Member activities. States. It also includes an overview of the approach of national newspapers to covering science stories, identifying the regularity of To facilitate the use of this reference document, the report is divided per science articles, columns, features and supplements. country with publications listed in alphabetical order. Circulation data was collated from national circulation audit bureaux, MediaAtlas and the The methodology used in collating this data was twofold. Extensive desk publications own material and is referenced throughout the document. research was conducted using tools such as MediaAtlas, internet search engines and the publications themselves. All information concerning the Although this document contains the most up-to-date data at the time of approach of national newspapers to science coverage was gathered publishing, it should be noted that the media landscape of each Member through one-to-one contact with each national newspaper in the 27 EU State is a constantly evolving environment. The information herein is Member States. The interviews, telephone contacts and written therefore subject to continuous change. We therefore welcome any correspondence also served to confirm the results of the desk research. feedback which would enable us to maintain this document. 5 6 AUSTRIA 7 Overview of Science Reporting in the EU Austria PRESS AGENCY: NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS: AUSTRIA PRESSE AGENTUR DER STANDARD Profile: National news agency Profile: Daily newspaper published on distinctive pink paper Website: www.apa.at Website: www.derstandard.at Language: German Language: German Circulation: n/a Circulation: 74.8571 Frequency: n/a Frequency: Daily Editor-in-chief: Michael Lang Editor-in-chief: Alexandra Föderl-Schmid Science Editor: Mario Wasserfaller Science Editor: Klaus Taschwer Science News: n/a Science News: Daily coverage of science news, half a page Science Supplement: n/a Science Supplement: Science supplement each Wednesday, entitled Other information: - “Forschung Spezial”, five pages, published in cooporation with research and education institutes. Other information: - 1 All circulation data for Austria is based on figures from the Österreichische Gemeinschäft zur Festsellung der Verbreitung von Webeträgern, unless otherwise stated. 8 Overview of Science Reporting in the EU Austria DIE PRESSE KRONEN ZEITUNG Profile: National Austrian newspaper based in Vienna Profile: The Kronen Zeitung, commonly known as the Krone, is Austria's largest and most influential Website: www.diepresse.com newspaper. Language: German Website: www.krone.at Circulation: 85.200 Language: German Frequency: Daily Circulation: 847.320 Editor-in-chief: Michael Fleischhacker Frequency: Daily Main contact for Science: Jürgen Langenbach Editor-in-chief: Dr. Christoph Dichand Science News: Daily coverage of science news, half a page Science Editor: Tobias Micke Science Supplement: Not regularly Science News: Science news is covered once a week, yet the volume varies from week to week. The Sunday Other information: Two people work in the science
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