Title

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

Authors

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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