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Reporting of Social Science in the National Media by Weiss, Carol H.;Singer, Eleanor is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Reporting of Social Science in the National Media about?
Policy makers, as well as the general public, are often unaware of social science research until a story about it appears in the national media. Even in official Washington, a staffer's report on social research may go unnoticed while a report in the Washington Post receives immediate attention. This study takes a systematic and revealing look at social science reporting. How do journalists hear about social science, and why do they select certain stories to cover and not others? How do journalistic standards for selection compare with social scientists' own judgments of merit? How do reporters attempt to ensure accuracy, and how freely do they introduce their own interpretations of social science findings? How satisfied are social scientists with the selection and accuracy of social science news? In Part I, Carol H. Weiss addresses these questions on the basis of personal interviews with social scientists and the journalists who wrote about their work. Part II, by Eleanor Singer, is based on an analysis of media content itself, and compares social science reporting over time (between 1970 and 1982) and across media (newspapers, newsmagazines, television). These two complementary p
Who reads Reporting of Social Science in the National Media?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Weiss, Carol H.;Singer, Eleanor
- Publisher
- New York : Russell Sage Foundation, c1988.
- Published
- 1988
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781610445535
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Political Science, Science, Sociology