num_pages: 217
description: Analyzes the complex relations between scientists and journalists, revealing not only the constraints, biases, and myth-making of journalists, but also the public-relations strategies of scientists, universities, corporations, and the government. The 1987 version has been updated to include current examples such as recent reporting of DNA fingerprinting, biotechnology disputes, and cases of scientific frauds. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
language: English
title: Selling Science: How the Press Covers Science and Technology
titlecomplete: Selling Science: How the Press Covers Science and Technology
genres: Science
ratings_count: 20
publisher: W H Freeman & Co