David Whitehouse writes in yesterday’s Independent about the embargo in science news: Science reporting’s dark secret.
Collaborative weblog
"Scientists believe that national visibility through the media is useful for ensuring favourable science policy and the financial support required to sustain costly research facilities. Some use the media to advance an ideological agenda that they believe may have social importance. Whatever their reason, scientists and their institutions are increasingly seeking to define science news and to shape the content and style of science communication."
NELKIN, D. (1996) An uneasy relationship: The tensions between medicine and the media. Lancet 347: 1600-1603.
NELKIN, D. (1996) An uneasy relationship: The tensions between medicine and the media. Lancet 347: 1600-1603.
