Increasing culturally relevant science media coverage: exploring the outcomes of a collaboration in Puerto Rico
Author:
Feliú Mójer Mónica I.,López Andrea Isabel,González-Espada Wilson,Cabezas Bou Ernesto,Colón-Echevarría Claudia,Cruz Collazo Ailed,García-Justiniano Jetsimary,Liquet y González José,Rivera-Bonet Charlene,Rivera-Rodríguez Angelie,Rodríguez Benítez Attabey,Rodríguez-Cruz Luis Alexis,Rodríguez García Priscila,Guerrero-Medina Giovanna
Abstract
CienciaPR, a nonprofit that brings together the largest network of Puerto Rican scientists and one of the largest networks of Hispanic/Latine scientists in the world, has collaborated with El Nuevo Día (END), Puerto Rico's newspaper of record, to increase culturally relevant stories in their science section. This Practice Insight quantifies and compares the presence of culturally relevant elements (e.g., referring to Puerto Rico, local landmarks, historic figures, slang) and other content information (e.g., topics, location, focus, protagonist) in articles authored by CienciaPR members versus articles by END, news agencies, and other organizations. Results demonstrate that CienciaPR-authored articles published in END featured culturally relevant elements more often (e.g., mentioned Puerto Rico, used Puerto Rican slang, stories located in Puerto Rico) than those by other sources.
Publisher
Sissa Medialab Srl