What is newsworthy? Longitudinal study of the reporting of medical research in two British newspapers
What is newsworthy? Longitudinal study of the reporting of medical research in two British newspapers
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DOI：
10.1136/bmj.325.7355.81
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发表时间：
2002-07-13
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Egger, M
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作者：
Bartlett, C;Sterne, J;Egger, M
目的评价普通医学期刊发表和报纸报道的医学研究的特点。设计纵向研究。数据来源1999年和2000年在《柳叶刀》和《BAY》上发表的所有原创研究文章。主要结局指标：文章被《柳叶刀》或《BAY》的新闻稿收录，文章被《泰晤士报》或《太阳报》报道。结果在1193篇原创研究论文中，517篇（43%）在新闻稿中被重点报道，81篇（7%）在一份或两份报纸上被报道。报纸上的所有文章都已发表。观察性研究和随机对照试验被纳入新闻稿的概率相似，但试验被报纸报道的可能性较小（比值比为0.15(95%可信区间为0.06至0.37)）。好消息和坏消息被媒体报道的可能性相同，但坏消息被报纸报道的可能性更低（1.74(1.07 - 2.83)）。关于妇女健康、生殖和癌症的研究更有可能在报纸上发表。来自除英国以外的工业化国家的研究在报纸上报道的可能性较小（0.51(0.31至0.82)），没有来自发展中国家的研究被报道。结论：文章的特征与选择在报纸上报道的关系比选择在新闻稿中纳入的关系更强，尽管每个阶段都影响报道过程。报纸低估了随机试验的报道，强调了观察性研究的坏消息，忽视了来自发展中国家的研究。
Objective To assess the Characteristics of medical research that is press released by general medical journals and reported in newspapers.Design Longitudinal study.Data sources All original research articles published in Lancet and BAY during 1999 and 2000.Main outcome measures Inclusion of articles in Lancet or BAY press releases, and reporting of articles in Times or Sun newspapers.Results Of 1193 original research articles, 517 (43%) were highlighted in a press release and 81 (7%) were reported in one or both newspapers. All articles covered in newspapers had been press released. The probability of inclusion in press releases was similar for observational studies and randomised controlled trials, but trials were less likely to be covered in the newspapers (odds ratio 0.15 (95% confidence interval 0.06 to 0.37)). Good news and bad news were equally likely to be press released, but bad news was snore likely to be reported in newspapers (1.74 (1.07 to 2.83)). Studies of women's health, reproduction, and cancer were more likely to be press released acid covered in newspapers. Studies from industrialised countries other than Britain were less likely to be reported in newspapers (0.51 (0.31 to 0.82)), and no studies from developing countries were covered.Conclusions Characteristics of articles were more strongly associated with selection for reporting in newspapers than with selection for inclusion in press releases, although each stage influenced the reporting process. Newspapers underreported randomised trials, emphasised bad news from observational studies, and ignored research from developing countries.