German Media Shift Toward a More Favorable Stance on Gene Technology with NGTs
June 25, 2025| |
Researchers from Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences and Heidelberg University in Germany investigated the portrayal of New Genetic Technologies (NGTs) in German mass media from 2012 to 2023. Their findings are published in the Food Ethics journal.
Media play a critical role in shaping public perception, which impacts policy. Thus, the researchers analyzed articles on NGTs from major German newspapers using topic modelling and frame analysis.
Results showed that there was notable media interest in the topic, as indicated by the growing number of NGT-related articles. Two dominant themes were revealed: NGTs for agriculture and food production, and medicine and human health. Positive frames were also evident in the analysis, with NGT being more linked with progress and agricultural productivity and less linked with critical frames such as ecology and public rejection. Comparing the current analysis with existing literature on genetic technologies, the authors concluded that the NGT articles provided a more favorable portrayal of NGTs, particularly in the context of agriculture.
Read the research article in Food Ethics.
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