Occupational Practices and the Making of Health News: A National Survey of US Health and Medical Science Journalists
Occupational Practices and the Making of Health News: A National Survey of US Health and Medical Science Journalists
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DOI：
10.1080/10810730802487430
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发表时间：
2008-01-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Croyle, Robert T.
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作者：
Viswanath, K.;Blake, Kelly D.;Croyle, Robert T.
新闻媒体对健康话题的报道可以框定和提高健康相关问题的显著性，从而影响公众的信念、态度和行为。通过对科学发展的例行报道，新闻媒体是为公众、患者、从业者和政策制定者翻译研究成果的重要中介。到目前为止，很少有人知道健康和医学科学记者和编辑如何发起，优先考虑和发展与健康和医学相关的新闻报道。我们调查了代表463个地方和国家广播和印刷媒体的468名记者和编辑，以描述导致健康和医学科学新闻发展的个人特征和职业实践。我们的调查显示，70%的受访者拥有学士学位; 8%的人在大学主修生命科学。少数民族在健康新闻中的代表性不足; 97%的受访者是非西班牙裔，93%是白色。总的来说，故事的最初想法来自新闻来源，然后是新闻发布会或新闻稿。关于新闻价值的标准，对公众的影响和新信息或新发展的潜力是所引用的主要标准，其次是提供人文角度的能力和提供地方角度的能力。记者与编辑以及印刷与广播媒体的反应存在显着差异。
News media coverage of health topics can frame and heighten the salience of health-related issues, thus influencing the public's beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors. Through their routine coverage of scientific developments, news media are a critical intermediary in translating research for the public, patients, practitioners, and policymakers. Until now, little was known about how health and medical science reporters and editors initiate, prioritize, and develop news stories related to health and medicine. We surveyed 468 reporters and editors representing 463 local and national broadcast and print media outlets to characterize individual characteristics and occupational practices leading to the development of health and medical science news. Our survey revealed that 70% of respondents had bachelor's degrees; 8% were life sciences majors in college. Minorities are underrepresented in health journalism; 97% of respondents were non-Hispanic and 93% were White. Overall, initial ideas for stories come from a news source followed by press conferences or press releases. Regarding newsworthiness criteria, the potential for public impact and new information or development are the major criteria cited, followed by ability to provide a human angle and ability to provide a local angle. Significant differences were seen between responses from reporters vs. editors and print vs. broadcast outlets.