Science on TV

Suzanne de Cheveigné (1) , Eliseo Veron (2)

1 SHADYC - Sociologie, histoire, anthropologie des dynamiques culturelles
2 Département Communication

We report a study of the reception by adults of science programmes broadcast on French television. Long, semi-directive interviews were carried out during which a number of short fragments were shown. Part of a wider study (including children, scientists and professionals involved in the production of such programmes), this research shows that there are not one but several, very different, readings of science programmes. That implies that, in the view of the public, there is no unique, "ideal" form for a science programme and that, indeed, the term popularisation of science can have several very different meanings.

Mots clés: science communication; media; television; reception; audience

Mots clés: communication scientifique; vulgarisation; public

Domaines: Sociologie; Sciences de l'information et de la communication; Histoire, Philosophie et Sociologie des sciences

Suzanne de Cheveigné, Eliseo Veron. Science on TV: Forms and Reception of Science Programmes on French Television. Public Understanding of Science, 1996, 5, pp.231. ⟨halshs-00171768⟩