Marginal voices in the media coverage of controversial health interventions: how do they contribute to the public understanding of science?
Marginal voices in the media coverage of controversial health interventions: how do they contribute to the public understanding of science?
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媒体对有争议的健康干预措施的报道中的边缘声音：它们如何有助于公众对科学的理解？
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发表时间：
2010
影响因子：
4.1
通讯作者：
M. Rock
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作者：
M. Hivon;P. Lehoux;J. Denis;M. Rock
虽然媒体是公众获取科学技术信息的重要来源，但记者经常被指责忽视了弱势利益相关者的观点，只提供了片面的信息。本文分析了四种有争议的健康干预措施的新闻报道，以揭示哪些声音在媒体中被边缘化，以及这些声音对正在讲述的故事的相对贡献。我们的实证研究表明：1)资源利用模式因卫生干预而异，实际上较少占主导地位的利益相关者；2)边缘声音的使用填补了一定的信息空白，但这些声音对争议的总体贡献仍然有限。为了加强媒体对科技问题的报道，我们建议对新闻实践进行进一步的研究：1)超越记者和科学家的二分法；2)探索不同类别的读者如何评价媒体内容的意义和相关性。
While the media are a significant source of information for the public on science and technology, journalists are often accused of providing only a partial picture by neglecting the points of view of vulnerable stakeholders. This paper analyzes the press coverage of four controversial health interventions in order to uncover what voices are treated marginally in the media and what the relative contributions of these voices are to the stories being told. Our empirical study shows that: 1) patterns of source utilization vary depending on the health intervention and less dominant stakeholders are in fact represented; and 2) the use of marginal voices fills certain information gaps but the overall contribution of such voices to the controversies remains limited. In order to strengthen the media coverage of science and technology issues, we suggest that further research on journalistic practices: 1) move beyond the dichotomy between journalists and scientists, and 2) explore how different categories of readers appraise the meaning and relevance of media content.