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Autor/in | Mazur, Allan |
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Titel | Media Coverage and Public Opinion on Scientific Controversies. |
Quelle | In: Journal of Communication, 31 (1981) 2, S.106-15 |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
Schlagwörter | Communication (Thought Transfer); Current Events; Mass Media; News Reporting; Political Issues; Public Opinion; Scientific Research; Social Problems; Surveys |
Abstract | Examines the relationship of media coverage and public opinion in scientific controversy. A survey of coverage of controversies arising regarding sociobiology, water fluoridation, nuclear power and the Three Mile Island disaster indicates that the media play an active role in shaping and constructing controversy rather than just reporting it. (JMF) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |