Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Fall 10-1999
Abstract
This article examines the preparation of journalists to report on health and science issues. It traces the historical linkage between the news media and health and science and reports the results of a survey of college professors who teach reporting courses at 86 departments and schools of journalism and mass communication. The article, also intended to help explain the journalistic method to scientists, concludes that many young journalists are qualified to cover simple stories about health and science and other topics when they leave college and acquire the skills to report on more complex issues through on-the-job training and specialized journalism programs.
Recommended Citation
Morris, B. R. (1999). Are journalists qualified to write about health and science. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences, 44(4), 183-189.
Comments
Copyright © 1999 Mississippi Academy of Sciences. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved.