| Main Title |
It ain't necessarily so : how media make and unmake the scientific picture of reality / |
| Author |
Murray, David,
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| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, |
| Year Published |
2001 |
| OCLC Number |
45446211 |
| ISBN |
0742510956 (alk. paper); 9780742510951 (alk. paper) |
| Subjects |
Journalism, Scientific ;
Journalism--Objectivity ;
Wetenschapsjournalistiek ;
Pseudowetenschap ;
Statistisch onderzoek ;
Misleiding ;
Objektivitèat ;
Wissenschaftspublizistik ;
USA
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| ELBM |
PN4784.T3M87 2001 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
02/11/2013 |
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| Collation |
xv, 249 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-239) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
Introduction : making news and making sense : the news that's "fit to print" -- pt. I. The ambiguity of news. The news that isn't there : stories that are, and aren't, covered -- Much ado about little : making news mountains out of research molehills -- pt. II. The ambiguity of measurement. Bait and switch : understanding "tomato" statistics -- The perils of proxies : is there a there there? -- Is the glass half empty or half full? : a look at statistics from both sides now -- Polls apart : the Gertrude Stein approach to making sense of contradictory surveys -- The reality and rhetoric of risk : telling it like it is, and isn't -- Distinguishing "reports" from reality : confusing the map with the territory -- pt. III. The ambiguity of explanation. Blaming the messenger, ignoring the message : do motives matter? -- Tunnel vision and blind spots : the danger of hedgehog interpretations -- Hard to tell : journalism, science, and public policy : an inherent conflict? Uses hard data and science to debunk a number of common misconceptions surrounding topics including missing children, cell phones, breast implants, AIDS, cancer, radiation, vitamins, and violent crime rates. |
| Place Published |
Lanham, MD |
| Access Notes |
Also issued online. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
c2001 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
00066464 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20130207134920 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
03359cam 2200613 a 45020 |
