| Description |
1 online resource (212 p.) |
| Series |
Journalism Insights Series |
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Journalism Insights Series
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- CONTENTS -- Contributors -- Introduction: Beating the bounds of science journalism -- PART I: Establishing a beat -- 1. "Making democracy safe": The development of US science journalism in the 1920s -- 2. The expanding role of science journalism: BBC radio in post-war Britain -- 3. Constructing identity, protecting independence: Science journalists' associations -- PART II: Journalist-source relations -- 4. Copy and paste: Churnalism in science journalism |
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5. Science media centres: Walking a line between science, PR and journalism -- 6. The over-reliance on foreign science news in developing countries: Causes, consequences and solutions -- 7. "The death of experts": Sourcing science journalism in a state-controlled media environment -- PART III: The journalistic voice -- 8. Partial to being impartial? Debates about balance in science journalism -- 9. Making science trend: The style of popular science magazines -- 10. Ethical compromise in narrative science journalism: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks |
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Conclusion: A conversation with the future -- Index |
| Summary |
Bringing together experts from a range of disciplines, this collection critically examines the features characterising science journalism, paying special attention to the points of tension that science journalists navigate in their work today |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781040003770 |
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104000377X |
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