Selling science : how the press covers science and technology / Dorothy Nelkin.

  • Nelkin, Dorothy.
Date:
[1995], ©1995
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Publication/Creation

New York : W.H. Freeman, [1995], ©1995.

Physical description

x, 217 pages ; 24 cm

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Edition

Rev. ed.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 172-203) and index

Contents

Science and technology in the media -- The scientific mystique -- The press on the technological frontier -- The perils of progress -- Media messages, media effects -- The culture of science journalism -- Constraints of the journalistic trade -- The public relations of science -- How scientists control the news -- The high cost of hype.

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    Q225 1995N35s
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  • 0716725959