It Ain't Necessarily So : How Media Make and Unmake the Scientific Picture of Reality
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0742510956
ISBN-13
9780742510951
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 7th, 2001
Print length
256 Pages
Weight
520 grams
Dimensions
16.20 x 23.70 x 3.00 cms
Product Classification:
Media studiesPress & journalism
Ksh 3,800.00
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Airplane crashes. The AIDS epidemic. Presidential election polls and voting results. Global warming. The latest cancer scare. All these news stories require scientific savvy first, to report, and then—for news consumers—to understand. It Ain't Necessarily So cuts through the miasma surrounding media reporting of scientific studies, surveys, and statistics. Whether the problem is bad science, media politics, or a simple lack of information or knowledge, this book gives news consumers the tools to penetrate the hype and dig out the facts. Don't stop flying, run to the doctor, or change your diet before reading It Ain't Necessarily So.
Airplane crashes. The AIDS epidemic. Presidential election polls and voting results. Global warming. The latest cancer scare. All these news stories require scientific savvy first, to report, and then—for news consumers—to understand. It Ain''t Necessarily So cuts through the miasma surrounding media reporting of scientific studies, surveys, and statistics. Whether the problem is bad science, media politics, or a simple lack of information or knowledge, this book gives news consumers the tools to penetrate the hype and dig out the facts. Don''t stop flying, run to the doctor, or change your diet before reading It Ain''t Necessarily So.
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