DOI: 10.1053/cmaj. 1040005 are more accurate than feature stories, 9 print media are more
accurate than television, 10 and later coverage is more accurate than earlier coverage. 5, 7 …

As the pace of new developments in science and technology quickens, journalists are
increasingly confronted with covering complicated technical information as well as the …

New complications in reporting on science New complications in reporting on science Abstract
Science journalism is difficult for many reporters, and a great number of scientists complain …

“Across time, public understanding about how science works is affected by journalism”, said
Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of …

130 J Health Serv Res Policy Vol 6 No 3 July 2001 operating with unacceptably high risks;
instances of incompetence compounded by arrogance, such as the case of a gynaecologist …

Research that is poorly communicated or presented is as potentially damaging as research
that is poorly conducted or fraudulent. Recent examples illustrate how the problem often lies …

An informal, online survey of 1,059 reporters and public information officers, conducted this
year by EurekAlert!(www. eurekalert. org), the science-news Web service of the American …

Editor's Note: This original article is highlighted at the beginning of Volume 2 in an effort to
challenge those in health, medicine and communication fields to question assumptions and …

On Friday March 11, 2011, a violent earthquake off the coast of Japan rocked the ocean floor
and triggered a devastating tsunami that crashed into parts of the Japanese coast just 30 …

Most scientists and researchers aren't prepared to talk to the press or to policymakers—or to
deal with backlash. Many researchers have the horror stories to prove it. What's clear …