| Title |
Media Reporting of Health Interventions: Signs of Improvement, but Major Problems Persist
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, March 2009
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0004831 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Amanda Wilson, Billie Bonevski, Alison Jones, David Henry |
| Abstract |
Studies have persistently shown deficiencies in medical reporting by the mainstream media. We have been monitoring the accuracy and comprehensiveness of medical news reporting in Australia since mid 2004. This analysis of more than 1200 stories in the Australian media compares different types of media outlets and examines reporting trends over time. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 82 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
| France | 1 | 1% |
| Australia | 1 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| Thailand | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 76 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 19 | 23% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 17% |
| Researcher | 9 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 11% |
| Other | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 18 | 22% |
| Unknown | 8 | 10% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 24 | 29% |
| Social Sciences | 17 | 21% |
| Psychology | 5 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 5% |
| Linguistics | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 19 | 23% |
| Unknown | 10 | 12% |