The Role of the Media in the Politics of Nanotechnology
Analysis of the German, Swiss and Austrian Media Coverage
Period:
June 2010 - December 2010
Administration:
In Charge:
Institution:
Department of Communication
Funding:
Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis Karlsruhe (ITAS), Institute for Technology Assessment Vienna (ITA), TA-Swiss Institute for Technology Assessment Berne
Description:
The project analyses the media coverage of nanotechnology of the German, Swiss and Austrian media. Nanotechnology cannot be directly experienced and observed – all that people know about it and their interpretations and opinions are mainly based on information from the mass media. Therefore, this first systematic study of the German, Swiss and Austrian media coverage about nanotechnology aims to analyse the media frames of this emerging technology.
Method:
Standardized content analysis
Key words:
Nanotechnology, science communication, framing
