SCIENCE JOURNALISM UNDER SCRUTINY - A TEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF SCIENCE TIMES

In this study, a new cultural framework for the analysis of science po pularization is proposed. This concept is utilized for a textual analy sis of the science section of the New York Times focusing on the colum n 'Scientist at Work.' Findings show that although the journalists try to demystify the scientific enterprise by placing it within a broader context, they juxtapose the notion of a pure science against the othe r-social, political and of scientific work. In the column, scientists do not achieve authority through an arcane stardom, but through their participation in the presumably pristine aspects of the scientific end eavor.