Scientific Sources' Perceptions of Network News Accuracy
@article{Moore1985ScientificSP, title={Scientific Sources' Perceptions of Network News Accuracy}, author={Barbara Moore and Michael W. Singletary}, journal={Journalism \& Mass Communication Quarterly}, year={1985}, volume={62}, pages={816 - 823} }
Recent polls seem to indicate that many Americans rely on televiSion as a credible and primary sour-6e of news. To test the accuracy of -this news, a study examined three networks' newscasts of science news, the attitudes of the science sources toward repotting _in their field, and the factor related to accuracy. The Vanderbilt News Archives Index was examined to locate science Stories. When a located item was reported on more than one network, only one version was thosen and selection of a…
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