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Media and public health : a consultation conducted by the King's Fund on behalf of the Department of Health

Author:

King's Fund

Publication date:

2004

Abstract:

As the government seeks to encourage individuals, organisations and communities to take more responsibility for improving health, the role of the media is considered to be crucial. To find out more about why and how the media deals with public health issues, the King's Fund was asked by the Department ...
Health in the news : risk, reporting and media influence

Author:

Harrabin, Roger, King's Fund, Allen, Jessica, and Coote, Anna

Publication date:

2003

Abstract:

This publication presents a study of how the news media cover health issues. It tests the premise that television news programmes and newspaper stories distort perceptions of risk to health by under reporting serious public health issues that kill many people, such as obesity and smoking, focusing instead on 'scare' ...