Verification and balance in science news: How the New Zealand mass media report scientific claims

Accuracy and balance are fundamental principles of journalism worldwide. The main way that journalists ensure accuracy is by verifying the information in their stories against an independent account. Most journalists who report science must rely on scientific experts to verify the validity of claims...

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Main Author: Sessions, Laura A.
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. Mass Communication 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/4853