{"product_id":"health-risk-and-news-sut-jhally-9780820488387","title":"Health, Risk and News: The MMR Vaccine and the Media","description":"The controversy surrounding the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism has raised unprecedented questions about the communication of health and science. \u003ci\u003eHealth, Risk and News: The MMR Vaccine and the Media \u003c\/i\u003eexamines how this story came to be so influential and asks if the media are to blame for unduly panicking the public. Drawing on comprehensive research - on media coverage, interviews with a range of journalists and sources, and analysis of audience opinion - this book explores how medical controversies are covered, with attention to issues of balance and objectivity, expertise, news values, risk and media effects. It will be of interest to students and scholars of media studies, journalists and health professionals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sut Jhally,Tammy Boyce\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820488380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820488387\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/29\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2007 pg. 246","brand":"Sut Jhally","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48448993427711,"sku":"9780820488387","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7f7da580-e364-4b24-8bba-f0f3e5a6f815.jpg?v=1777261477","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/health-risk-and-news-sut-jhally-9780820488387","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}