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Review Of: Gerald Holton, Science And Anti-Science, Russell W. Binns Jr.
Review Of: Gerald Holton, Science And Anti-Science, Russell W. Binns Jr.
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Review of : Gerald Holton, Science and Anti-Science (Harvard University Press 1993). LC 92-272; ISBN 0-674-79298-X. Index, notes, preface, sources. [176 pp. Cloth $24.95. 79 Garden St., Cambridge MA 02138.]
The Media, Risk Assessment And Numbers: They Don't Add Up, Sharon M. Friedman
The Media, Risk Assessment And Numbers: They Don't Add Up, Sharon M. Friedman
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Professor Friedman argues that, for risks to be reported accurately, journalism educators must help their students understand science, numbers and statistics.
Mass Media And Environmental Risk: Seven Principles, Peter M. Sandman
Mass Media And Environmental Risk: Seven Principles, Peter M. Sandman
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Dr. Sandman suggests that, when spokespersons for risk sources are inept in conveying their messages, they and we pay heavily for their mistakes.
A Case Study Of Health Risk Communication: What The Public Wants And What It Gets, Jeannette M. Trauth
A Case Study Of Health Risk Communication: What The Public Wants And What It Gets, Jeannette M. Trauth
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Dr. Trauth presents a content analysis of 40 years of coverage of a major local source of air pollution by a Pittsburgh newspaper. She also summarizes the results of a survey conducted to determine the extent to which citizens of most likely affected communities, e.g., understand health risks and desire further information.