DNA in the News
But not a big story
June 13, 1953
The popular press does not take much notice of the discovery, except for a few short articles in the science sections of newspapers:
Drs. Watson and Crick find clue to chemistry of heredity by solving molecular pattern of nucleic acid DNA.(13 June 1953). New York Times, p. 8.
| Newspaper Article Characteristics | |
| AUDIENCE: | General public |
| AUTHOR: | Journalists |
| TIMELINESS: | Provides the most up-to-date information available. Usually carries live reports from "on-the-scene" with little time for analysis. | CONTENT: | May include interviews with people involved or eyewitnesses to the event | TYPE OF SOURCE: | Primary |