Astronomy news dissemination: What are the practical approaches?

We all read or watch news about astronomy daily. Nowadays newspaper industry is facing a problem that they striving hard to keep their subscribers. People are searching for other options to up to date the news without spending money. In 1970, the average newspaper subscription was 1.3 however in 2000 it became .53. So, if we need to spread the astronomy news to the people, we have to adhere with the new technologies and new options because the people are busy.

The best way nowadays to spread the astronomy news to the readers is internet. Blog is a powerful medium to deliver the news. The main adaptability of blog is that it is easy to read and understand. Just search and gather the news related to astronomy and write it in your own words, then just publish it. The readers can communicate with the blogger. This gives more acceptances to blog. Astronomy news readers are interested in reading such blogs. The blogs redefine the so called 'frame' of journalistic language.

Another best way to spread astronomy news is newsletters. E-news letters are fine option for readers who are not a 'voracious' reader. This method allows them to get information of a whole week or a particular interval in a concise form. There are hundreds of astronomy websites which enable the readers to enjoy this facility.

The astronomy news can also be disseminated through the planetariums and the various research centers. They can conduct exhibitions and provide the people with notices and pamphlets. The planetariums are the places where the people can experience the feeling of astronomical observations and these are the best places to provide them with the astronomy news. The news can be provided with attractive photographs and also with guidelines for the people to observe the sky.

Documentaries, short films etc. are the best ways to propagate the astronomy news. The films make the viewer to watch the whole show and make them interested in the field of astronomy. The short films can also be posted in the websites and these can also be shown at the exhibition centers. The main attraction of this method is that the people can grasp the themes without reading and can comprehend the astronomy news well.

The research centers can also form an 'astronomy news club' among the lay people and provide them with the news through weekly or fortnightly alerts through e-mails or through newsletters. This can sustain with the public donations and can be a good method to spread the astronomy news.



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