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Article

Information about Human Evolution: An Analysis of News Published in Communication Media in Spanish between 2015 and 2017

by
Jon Ander Garibi
,
Alvaro Antón
and
José Domingo Villarroel
*
Faculty of Education Bilbao, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), 48940 Leioa, Spain
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Publications 2021, 9(3), 28; https://doi.org/10.3390/publications9030028
Submission received: 4 May 2021 / Revised: 8 June 2021 / Accepted: 29 June 2021 / Published: 3 July 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Research, Literacy, and Communication Education: New Challenges Facing Disinformation)
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Abstract

The present study examines a sample of 220 pieces of news related to human evolution, written in Spanish and published over a period of two years, both in digital and print media. The aim of this study is to assess the rigor and coherence of the information in the news in our sample with scientific knowledge on the theory of evolution. To this end, errors and the incorrect use of concepts related to biological evolution are identified, classified according to criteria resulting from the review of previous studies, and finally, the frequency of errors identified in news published in print media is compared with that identified in digital media. The results presented allow us to highlight the significantly high frequency of errors in the news analyzed and the most frequent error categories. Results are discussed within the frame of the important role that scientific journalism plays in the processes of knowledge dissemination, in this case, related to human evolution.
Keywords: science education; human evolution; communication media; Spanish media; science communication science education; human evolution; communication media; Spanish media; science communication

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Garibi, J.A.; Antón, A.; Villarroel, J.D. Information about Human Evolution: An Analysis of News Published in Communication Media in Spanish between 2015 and 2017. Publications 2021, 9, 28. https://doi.org/10.3390/publications9030028

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Garibi JA, Antón A, Villarroel JD. Information about Human Evolution: An Analysis of News Published in Communication Media in Spanish between 2015 and 2017. Publications. 2021; 9(3):28. https://doi.org/10.3390/publications9030028

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Garibi, Jon Ander, Alvaro Antón, and José Domingo Villarroel. 2021. "Information about Human Evolution: An Analysis of News Published in Communication Media in Spanish between 2015 and 2017" Publications 9, no. 3: 28. https://doi.org/10.3390/publications9030028

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Garibi, J. A., Antón, A., & Villarroel, J. D. (2021). Information about Human Evolution: An Analysis of News Published in Communication Media in Spanish between 2015 and 2017. Publications, 9(3), 28. https://doi.org/10.3390/publications9030028

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