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Palgrave Handbook of Science and Health Journalism

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Editors:
  1. Kim Walsh-Childers

    1. College of Journalism & Communications, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA

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  2. Merryn McKinnon

    1. Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

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  • Focuses exclusively on science and health journalism, providing unique, in-depth exploration of issues
  • Each chapter provides an agenda for future research, identified from comprehensive reviews of the literature
  • Provides a global overview of science and health journalism, drawing on research from all parts of the world

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Why Science and Health Journalism Matters

    • Kim Walsh-Childers, Merryn McKinnon
    Pages 1-13

  3. Core Issues in Science and Health Journalism

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. Journalistic Conceptualisation of Science and Health: An Overview

      • Amanda Hinnant
      Pages 17-32

    3. Who Speaks for/on Science and Health? Use of Sources by Science and Health Reporters

      • Verônica Soares da Costa
      Pages 33-47

    4. Who Are Science and Health Journalists?

      • Merryn McKinnon
      Pages 49-69

    5. Numeracy in Science and Health Journalism

      • Steve Harrison
      Pages 71-89

    6. Uncertainty in the Process of Risk Communication for Public Health: An Integrative Theory-Based Approach

      • Soo Jung Hong
      Pages 91-108

    7. Muzzling Misinformation: Drawing from Other Disciplines and Engaging Health and Science Journalists as Research Collaborators

      • Czerne M. Reid
      Pages 109-134

    8. Understanding Complexity in Science/Health: The Challenges for Two Cultures

      • Hepeng Jia, Yeheng Pan
      Pages 135-154

  4. Reporting Formats and Audiences

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 155-155
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    2. Inclusion and Exclusion in Science and Health Journalism

      • Bernardo H. Motta, Merryn McKinnon
      Pages 157-176

    3. The Politics and Economics of Health and Science Journalism on TV

      • Yulia S. Medvedeva
      Pages 177-196

    4. Telling Science/Health Stories in Audio

      • Ana Sanchez, António Granado
      Pages 197-215

    5. Social Media and Science/Health Reporting

      • Michelle Riedlinger, Silvia Montaña-Niño
      Pages 217-238

    6. Innovative Journalism Practices: Insights for Reporting Science and Health Issues

      • Nagwa Fahmy, Mahia Abdulmajeed Attia
      Pages 239-269

  5. Key Science and Health Topics in the Media: Now and in the Future

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 271-271
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    2. Journalism for the Climate and Biodiversity Crises

      • Gabi Mocatta
      Pages 273-293

    3. Media Coverage of Space Science and Exploration

      • Mikayla Mace Kelley, Carol B. Schwalbe
      Pages 295-317

    4. Covering Major Epidemics/Pandemics

      • Carol Perelman, Sandra Lopez-Leon, Talia Wegman-Ostrosky
      Pages 319-349
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About this book

This handbook reviews the extant literature on the most important issues in health and science journalism, with a focus on summarizing the relevant research and identifying key questions that are yet to be answered. It explores challenges and best practices in health and science reporting, formats and audiences, key topics such as climate change, pandemics and space science, and the ethics and political impacts of science and health journalist practice. With numerous international contributions, it provides a comprehensive overview of an emerging area of journalism studies and science communication.

Editors and Affiliations

  • College of Journalism & Communications, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA

    Kim Walsh-Childers

  • Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

    Merryn McKinnon

About the editors

Kim Walsh-Childers is Professor of Journalism at University of Florida, USA. Her research focuses on news coverage of health issues and mass media effects on individual health beliefs and behaviors and on health policy development. 

Merryn McKinnon is an Associate Professor at the Centre for the Public Awareness of Science at the Australian National University. Merryn’s research draws from her background in science, science communication and journalism to explore the factors influencing relationships between science, media and publics.


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