EAN: 9780820488387

HEALTH RISK AND NEWS - TAMMY BOYCE KARTONIERT (TB)

The controversy surrounding the measles  mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism has raised
unprecedented questions about the communication of health and science. Health  Risk and News:
The MMR Vaccine and the Media examines how this story came to be so influential and asks if the
media are to blame for unduly panicking the public. Drawing on comprehensive research - on
media coverage  interviews with a range of journalists and sources  and analysis of audience
opinion - this book explores how medical controversies are covered  with attention to issues of
balance and objectivity  expertise  news values  risk and media effects. It will be of interest
to students and scholars of media studies  journalists and health professionals.

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