The Climate for Science Reporting

The Climate for Science Reporting

Schudson and Sonnevend cull current scholarly writing about journalism for fresh ideas. They say the main trouble with science coverage is not that science journalists are insufficiently respectful of scientific consensus but that they insufficiently understand that consensus is all science ever pro...

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Veröffentlicht in:Columbia journalism review 2011-07, Vol.50 (2), p.63
Hauptverfasser: Schudson, Michael, Sonnevend, Julia
Format: Magazinearticle
Sprache:eng
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Journalism
Journalists
Media coverage
Science
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Zusammenfassung:Schudson and Sonnevend cull current scholarly writing about journalism for fresh ideas. They say the main trouble with science coverage is not that science journalists are insufficiently respectful of scientific consensus but that they insufficiently understand that consensus is all science ever provides. Journalists should produce reasonable science coverage if the public holds unreasonable expectations of science.
ISSN:0010-194X