Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21774
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Pages 97-115 in Sandra Braman (ed), Biotechnology and communication: the meta-technologies of information. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, New Jersey. 287 pages.
"emerging data suggest that, in some circumstances, the media reporting of science is surprisingly accurate and portrays a message created by the scientific community. As such, there are reasons to believe that the hyping of research might be part of a more systemic problem associated with the increasingly commercial nature of the research environment."
"Our data suggest that the majority of newspaper articles accurately convey the results of and reflect the claims made in scientific journal articles. Our study also highlights an overemphasis on benefits and under-representation of risks in both scientific and newspaper articles. The cause and nature of this trend is uncertain."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21755
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Pages 169-187 in Robert E.Evenson and Vittorio Santaniello (eds.), Consumer acceptance of genetically modified foods. CABI Publishing, Oxon, United Kingdom. 235 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 148 Document Number: C23754
Notes:
Via The Hoot, Media South Asia. 4 pages., "Journalists either lack access to information about GM crop trials or don't understand the issues at stake. Meanwhile, biotech corporations are pressing ahead, leaving decisions that will affect millions of Indians unexamined."
