Science and the Media
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Science and the Media

Delgado's Brave Bulls and the Ethics of Scientific Disclosure

  1. 272 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Science and the Media

Delgado's Brave Bulls and the Ethics of Scientific Disclosure

About this book

Of great utility for every scientist faced with publicizing their discoveries via the media, this book addresses questions of responsibility for the balance and accuracy of scientific reporting, and attempts to be a guide for the scientist in their quest to inform the general public about their research in honest, truthful, and still interesting ways. Case studies by leading scholars in the fields of bioethics (pharmaceutical research (Declan Doogan, Senior VP Pfizer), medical journal editing (Jerome Kassirer, former editor of NEJM), science journalism, philosophy of science, history of medicine (John Warner, chair history of medicine Yale), public health (Ruth Katz, Dean public health, George Washington University), and philosophy of religion (Reverend Wesley Carr, former Dean of Westminster) illustrate positions and points of view and offer unique perspectives on the complex dance between science and the media. - Provides a compelling overview and analysis of the difficulties of dealing with mass media and collects tips and solutions. - Includes case studies from the experience of a number of high-profile contributors from different fields - Provides an easy-to-read, carefully selected and synthesized overview well suited to teaching and as further reading source in respective classes - Includes a famous movie from Jose Delgado that shows his attempts in the 60s to demonstrate "remote control" of a bull

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Science and the Media: Delgado's Brave Bulls and the Ethics of Scientific Disclosure
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Contributors
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. 1 Introduction: The Ethics of Scientific Disclosure
  8. 1 Historical and Contemporary Vignettes
  9. 2 Secondary Gain and the Misreporting of Science: The Current Controversy Regarding Industry Funding of Clinical Research
  10. 3 Social Pressures that Impact on How Science is Reported
  11. 4 Bioethics and Science Reporting: Past Trends, the Current Relationship Between Scientist and Journalist, and the Future of Biomedical Publishing in the Age of the Internet
  12. References and Notes
  13. About the Senior Authors
  14. Index