The reporting of the risks from genetically modified organisms in the mass media, 2002–2004
The reporting of the risks from genetically modified organisms in the mass media, 2002–2004
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2002-2004 年大众媒体对转基因生物风险的报道
DOI：
10.1007/s11192-007-1769-2
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发表时间：
2007
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影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
G. Lewison
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作者：
G. Lewison
本文描述了一个分析的风险，从2002年4月至2004年4月在14个新闻媒体从六个国家（加拿大，法国，德国，西班牙，英国和美国）的农业和食品转基因生物（GMO）的报道，这是作为一个审查的一部分，欧洲委员会的风险沟通管理。共发现了597篇相关新闻文章，并根据其表述语气、风险类型（环境、金融、健康和政治，按此顺序）、描述的生物（主要是玉米、油菜和甜菜作物）以及引用的文件、人员和组织进行了编码。英国的新闻媒体往往是最“可怕”的，而西班牙的新闻媒体是最“强大”的。引用公众观点、非政府环境组织和政治家的文章往往强调转基因生物的风险;引用科学家的文章往往淡化风险，并描述其潜在的好处。对欧洲联盟委员会可能采取的行动提出了一些建议，例如促进记者和科学家之间的接触，但人们认识到，对一些报纸来说，它们的社论希望开展运动，这将不可避免地压倒记者报道真相的愿望。
This paper describes an analysis of coverage of the risks from agricultural and food genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) from April 2002 to April 2004 in 14 news media from six countries (Canada, France, Germany, Spain, the UK and the USA) which was conducted as part of a review for the European Commission of the management of risk communication. A total of 597 relevant news articles were found and coded for their presentational tone, the types of risk (environmental, financial, health and political, in that order), the organisms described (mainly maize, rape and beet crops), and the documents, people and organisations cited. UK news media tended to be the most “scary” and Spanish ones the most “robust”. Articles quoting public perceptions, non-governmental environmental organisations and politicians tended to emphasize the risks of GMOs; those quoting scientists tended to downplay the risks and describe their potential benefits. Some suggestions for possible action by the European Commission are put forward, such as the facilitation of contact between journalists and scientists, but it is recognized that for some newspapers, their editorial wish to campaign will inevitably over-ride their reporters’ wish to present the truth.