Open AccessChecking the Pulse: Midwestern Reporters' Opinions on Their Ability to Report Health Care News
Author(s) -
Melinda Voss
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.92.7.1158
Subject(s) - newspaper , public health , perception , health care , medicine , association (psychology) , psychology , public relations , family medicine , environmental health , advertising , nursing , political science , business , neuroscience , law , psychotherapist
Newspapers play a key role in disseminating information and shaping perceptions about health, research, and policies. Inadequate or misleading reporting constitutes a public health threat that can jeopardize individual health and lead to harmful health policies.
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