Tell health stories comprehensively and accurately: A case study of health edition of People's Daily.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

People increasingly search for health information through the media and make decisions about their health based on these health stories. The mainstream media, including newspapers, are often the first source for the public to obtain health information. This study aims to assess the health stories reported in the health edition of People's Daily in 2019 with four tools of the Media Doctor Toolkit (MDT), which can be an effective tool to evaluate the quality of public health stories. Based on the results, we attempt to address the gap in media coverage in terms of reporting on public health issues, and promote media to display the image of medical staff objectively, both of which can improve relationship of doctors, nurses and patients.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Liu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7501486 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature