Popularization of science in the field of astronomy in selected Polish- and English-language resources of YouTube (March 2023)
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YouTube, science popularization, astronomy, Astrofaza, PBS Space Time, NASAAbstract
The YouTube website offers its users an option of sharing their content in form of videos for free. One of the groups of creators who take advantage of such possibility are science popularisers. This paper investigates characteristics and comparative analysis in terms of quantity and quality of three selected channels that popularize science in the field of astronomy: Astrofaza, PBS Space Time and NASA. The research was carried out using the media content analysis method and statistical analysis. The subject of the study were videos and records of completed live broadcasts published on mentioned channels in the period from March 1 to March 31, 2023). As part of the analysis, similarities and differences regarding the selected YouTube channels were identified.
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