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Some Guidelines for Communicating Anthropology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2498474 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William Divale (York College, CUNY, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 183-191 |
| Publication date | 1976-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Organization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7259 • E-ISSN: 1938-3517 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.17730/humo.35.2.382042601755q021 |
| OpenAlex | W1972979094 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
Anthropology has a responsibility to communicate to the public both the findings of our discipline and an awareness that solutions to present problems will arise ultimately from political action based on the findings of science. The news media, especially newspapers, are among the best vehicles through which this information can be channeled. Past studies have found that the average American confines most of his reading to newspapers and receives 80% of his science information from newspapers. However, in a survey of 16,000 news stories, only 3.3% concerned science and only one-third of one percent concerned anthropology. This paper, based on fieldwork among the news media in Washington, D.C., discusses the organization of newspapers and the methods of science writers. Procedures for contacting and disseminating information through the media are outlined
Action (physics · Dissemination · Media studies · News media · Newspaper · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Reading (process · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture · Law
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 1977 - 1987 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |