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Communicating Uncertainty: Media Coverage of New and Controversial Science by Andrew Friedman

eliahaber's review

2.0

The main issue is that much of the evidence is outdated. Just like in science, the story keeps evolving and the conclusions will change. This is why I had much trouble with many of the chapters, where I knew the studies are now irrelevant, which made some predictions seem bizarre. Nonetheless it does contain some useful general guidelines, such as a priceless chapter by Sharon Dunwoody on Scientists, Journalists and the Meaning of Uncertainty.