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| Product ID: | 9780742510951 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | It Ain't Necessarily So |
| Subtitle: | How Media Make and Unmake the Scientific Picture of Reality |
| Authors: | Author: David Murray, Robert S. Lichter, Joel Schwartz |
| Page Count: | 256 |
| Subjects: | Media studies, Media studies, News media and journalism, Press & journalism |
| Description: | Airplane crashes. The AIDS epidemic. Presidential election polls and voting results. Global warming. The latest cancer scare. All these news stories require scientific savvy first, to report, and then—for news consumers—to understand. It Ain't Necessarily So cuts through the miasma surrounding media reporting of scientific studies, surveys, and statistics. Whether the problem is bad science, media politics, or a simple lack of information or knowledge, this book gives news consumers the tools to penetrate the hype and dig out the facts. Don't stop flying, run to the doctor, or change your diet before reading It Ain't Necessarily So. Airplane crashes. The AIDS epidemic. Presidential election polls and voting results. Global warming. The latest cancer scare. All these news stories require scientific savvy first, to report, and then—for news consumers—to understand. It Ain''t Necessarily So cuts through the miasma surrounding media reporting of scientific studies, surveys, and statistics. Whether the problem is bad science, media politics, or a simple lack of information or knowledge, this book gives news consumers the tools to penetrate the hype and dig out the facts. Don''t stop flying, run to the doctor, or change your diet before reading It Ain''t Necessarily So. |
| Imprint Name: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Publisher Name: | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2001-03-07 |
