Examining journalists' perceptions and news coverage of stem cell and cloning organizations

    Authors

    Y. Yoon

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Journal. Mass Commun. Q.

    Keywords

    MEDIA CREDIBILITY; SCIENCE STORIES; INFORMATION; RISK; COMMUNICATION; NEWSPAPERS; INTERNET; RELIANCE; POWER; Communication

    Abstract

    This study examines the relationship between credibility and news coverage of organizations involved in the stem cell and/or cloning debate. Medical, health, and science journalists were asked to rate thirty organizations on their credibility-trustworthiness, accuracy, fairness, and bias. The study also involved a content analysis of 883 news stories to rate how the news content portrayed those thirty organizations in terms of five indicators of news coverage. The findings suggest that source credibility is related to the quality aspect of news coverage, such as regular and positive coverage, whereas it is not related to the amount of news coverage.

    Journal Title

    Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly

    Volume

    82

    Issue/Number

    2

    Publication Date

    1-1-2005

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    281

    Last Page

    300

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000231250200004

    ISSN

    1077-6990

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