Darwin in the press: What the Spanish dailies said about the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth Authors Esther Díez Anna Mateu Martí Domínguez Romero Abstract The bicentenary of Charles Darwins birth, celebrated in 2009, caused a surge in the interest shown by the press in the life and work of the renowned English naturalist. This article analyzes the press coverage devoted to the Darwin Year in eleven Spanish daily papers during the week of Darwins birthday and provides a brief synopsis of the positions adopted by the Spanish press regarding the theory of evolution. The analysis makes very clear the relatively strong support for creationism by the conservative press in Spain. Downloads Text complet (Català) Published 2010-06-23 Issue 5-2 Section Celebration of the Darwin Year 2009 License This work is subject, unless the contrary is indicated in the text, the photographs or in other illustrations, to an Attribution —Non-Commercial— No Derivative Works 3.0 Creative Commons License, the full text of which can be consulted at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/. You are free to share, copy, distribute and transmit the work provided that the author is credited and reuse of the material is restricted to non-commercial purposes only and that no derivative works are created from the original material.
