Analysis of health stories in daily newspapers in the UK.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess what makes a good piece of medical reporting in newspapers, to quantify what is being reported on in the major British newspapers, to identify the sources of the news threads, and to assess how these are reported.

Study design

Development and validation of a tool to assess the quality of reporting of health-related articles, and assessment of the quality of these articles in British newspapers.

Methods

Eight national daily newspapers from the UK were reviewed for 20 days over a 2-month period. All articles reporting newly emerging research pertaining to health in humans were included and reviewed independently by two raters. A descriptive analysis was performed. Subsequently, a quality assessment tool for use by a non-expert was developed and vali

SUBMITTER: Robinson A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7111686 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature