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T1 Atapuerca and the Media: The Newsworthiness of Archaeology and the Social Role of Journalism
A1 Conforti, María Eugenia
A1 Polino, Carmelo
A1 Díez Fernández-Lomana, Juan Carlos
K1 Atapuerca
K1 Media coverage
K1 Social role of journalism
K1 Science journalism
K1 World heritage
K1 Arqueología-Burgos
K1 Archaeology-Burgos
K1 Divulgación científica
K1 Science news
AB This paper addresses the relationships between the Atapuerca UNESCO World Heritage archaeological system and the media. Based on a qualitative-ethnographic approach, we specifically examine how a selected group of twenty-one science and non-science journalists perceive their relationship with the complex of the Atapuerca Project by focusing on central topics of academic discussion in the field of science communication that also affect public archaeology. We first examine what journalists believe about Atapuerca's newsworthiness, public narratives, and audiences. We next reflect on the professional and personal connections between journalists and scientists from Atapuerca. We then discuss how the journalists perceive their social role in terms of ‘functional’ and ‘critical’ attitudes. The empirical evidence illustrates similarities and differences in responding to various factors such as the media’s geographical scope, journalists’ background and specialization, personal and professional relationships with the Atapuerca scientists, and the tendency to outreach rather than journalistic models. This analysis aims to fill the lack of empirical research about Atapuerca from the media professionals’ perspective.
PB Taylor and Francis
SN 1465-5187
YR 2025
FD 2025-12
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10259/11189
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10259/11189
LA eng
NO External Postdoctoral Fellowship for Young Researchers from the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) for a research stay at the University of Burgos, Spain. Approval Resolution No. 2021-50-APN-DIR#CONICET, dated January 11, 2021.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 14-may-2026