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Helping journalists get it right: a physicians's guide to improving health care reporting.

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Stamm, K; Williams, JW; Noël, PH; Rubin, R
Published in: J Gen Intern Med
February 2003

News reports are the way that most people, including many physicians and scientists, first learn about new developments in medicine. Because these reports can raise awareness, influence behavior, and confer credibility, physicians should share responsibility with the media for accurate reporting. Physicians can work with reporters to avoid sensationalizing tentative findings, overstating benefits, and making inappropriate generalizations. This article includes pragmatic suggestions for crafting effective news releases and explaining numerical data. It details "rules of the road" for interviews. Working collaboratively with news reporters to improve the quality of medical stories in the lay press benefits patients and physicians alike.

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Published In

J Gen Intern Med

DOI

ISSN

0884-8734

Publication Date

February 2003

Volume

18

Issue

2

Start / End Page

138 / 145

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Television
  • Research
  • Public Relations
  • Physician's Role
  • Mass Media
  • Humans
  • Health Education
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • 4206 Public health
  • 4203 Health services and systems
 

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Stamm, K., Williams, J. W., Noël, P. H., & Rubin, R. (2003). Helping journalists get it right: a physicians's guide to improving health care reporting. J Gen Intern Med, 18(2), 138–145. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.20220.x
Stamm, Karen, John W. Williams, Polly Hitchcock Noël, and Rita Rubin. “Helping journalists get it right: a physicians's guide to improving health care reporting.J Gen Intern Med 18, no. 2 (February 2003): 138–45. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.20220.x.
Stamm K, Williams JW, Noël PH, Rubin R. Helping journalists get it right: a physicians's guide to improving health care reporting. J Gen Intern Med. 2003 Feb;18(2):138–45.
Stamm, Karen, et al. “Helping journalists get it right: a physicians's guide to improving health care reporting.J Gen Intern Med, vol. 18, no. 2, Feb. 2003, pp. 138–45. Pubmed, doi:10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.20220.x.
Stamm K, Williams JW, Noël PH, Rubin R. Helping journalists get it right: a physicians's guide to improving health care reporting. J Gen Intern Med. 2003 Feb;18(2):138–145.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Gen Intern Med

DOI

ISSN

0884-8734

Publication Date

February 2003

Volume

18

Issue

2

Start / End Page

138 / 145

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Television
  • Research
  • Public Relations
  • Physician's Role
  • Mass Media
  • Humans
  • Health Education
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • 4206 Public health
  • 4203 Health services and systems