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The Transfer of Medical Information: A Journalist's View

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Marie-Ange d'Adler
Marie-Ange d'Adler
Affiliation:
L' Evènement du Jeudi, France
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Abstract

Abstract Despite the quantity of material on medical issues which journalists typically receive, and the tremendous public interest in health news, journalists are only rarely able to provide medical information of any real value to the public. Good news, no matter how tentative, always gets more attention than critical assessment. Deadlines pressure journalists to look only at the surface of the issues that they describe, and few have the expertise necessary to judge the importance of their stories. When accurate, authoritative information is available in a structured format; however, the news media can publicize medical findings rapidly, effecting significant changes in public behavior.

Type
Special Section: Technology Assessment and the Alteration of Medical Practices
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 4 , Issue 1 , January 1988 , pp. 59 - 63
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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