Social responsibility and science news: Four case studies

by Robert A. Logan, A. Logan, Robert

This handbook for journalism students and working press analyzes media coverage of four high-profile science and health the E. coli bacteria outbreak in Seattle; food irradiation; necrotizing fasciitis (the so- called "flesh-eating bug"); and electromagnetic fields. Comments from more than 75 interviewees--journalists, government officials, healthcare providers, academicians, industry representatives, and citizen activists--bring every case study to life. Each chapter offers "Questions to Consider" and reprints of key articles. The book's extensive bibliography is an invaluable research tool. By Robert Logan, associate dean and director of the Science Journalism Center at the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism.

248 pages, Spiral-bound

First published January 1, 1997