Dear colleagues,
You might be interested in this book about health, science and media which is just out from Peter
Lang:
Boyce, T. (2007). Health, risk, and news. The MMR vaccine and the media. New York: Peter Lang.
The controversy surrounding the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism has raised
unprecedented questions about the communication of health and science. Health, Risk and News: The
MMR Vaccine and the Media examines how this story came to be so influential and asks if the media
are to blame for unduly panicking the public. Drawing on comprehensive research - on media coverage,
interviews with a range of journalists and sources, and analysis of audience opinion - this book
explores how medical controversies are covered, with attention to issues of balance and objectivity,
expertise, news values, risk and media effects. It will be of interest to students and scholars of
media studies, journalists and health professionals.
Interesting people said...
"A masterly analysis of the MMR vaccine scare...also a gripping read."
(Vivienne Parry, writer and broadcaster)
"This book uses the most rigorous and comprehensive methods for investigating mass media currently
available to present a convincing explanation for media-generated fears about MMR. It is a welcome
contribution toward re-establishing public support for a rational approach to vaccination."
(Clive Seale, Brunel University)
Available at:
<www.peterlang.com/Index.cfm?vSiteName=SearchSeriesResult.cfm&vSeriesID=MEDIA&vLang=E>;
<www.amazon.co.uk/Health-Risk-News-Vaccine-Culture/dp/0820488380/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1196784447&sr=1-1>;
<www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=1015312001&searchurl=an%3DTammy%2Bboyce%26sts%3Dt%26x%3D45%26y%3D12>;
Dr. Karin Wahl-Jorgensen
Senior Lecturer
Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies
Cardiff University
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