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Verification and Balance in Science News VERIFICATION AND BALANCE IN SCIENCE NEWS: How THE NEW ZEALAND MASS MEDIA REPORT SCIENTIFIC CLAIMS A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy By Laura A. Sessions University of Canterbury 2003 T ABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRA CT •••• & ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• & •••••••••••••••••••••••• 0 •• 0 ••••• 0 •••••••• 00.0 ••••••••••• & ••• 111 •••• 1 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION .& •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 0.&0 •••••••••• 0 •• &&0&.0.0 •••••••••••••• 2 1"1,, In the beginning there was Lyprinolo I) I) 00000.00000 ••••••• 0 ••••••• 00 ••••••• 000 •• 00000.00.00000000000" 2 1.2. The impetus for this researchooooo.oooooo.oo ••••• ooeooo.oooOOOOG.o.oo •••• oo0 •• 00 •••• oeooooo ••• ooo.000000003 1.3. Media constraints: Beyond resources to the social production of news ......... 5 1.4. 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The deficiency model: Benefits for science and the state .. ...................... 9 2.1.1.2. The rational choice model and a scientifically literate public .............. 11 2.1.1.3. The context model: An audience-centred approach .............................. 12 2.1.2. The role of the mass media in science communication ............................................. 13 2.2. A brief history of science journalism ........... o •••••••••••••• o •• o ............ o .................... 16 2.3. The science ...... journalism divide .................................. 0 •••••••••• 0 ••• 0 •••••••••••• 0 •••••••• 19 2.4. Media theory: The social production of news ................................................. 22 2.4.1. The theory of 'gatelceeping' ...................................................................................... 22 2.4.2. A hierarchical model ofthe forces shaping media content ....................................... 24 2.4.2.1. Individual-level forces ........................................................................... 25 2.4.2.2. Routine forces ........................................................................................ 26 2.4.2.3. Organisational forces ............................................................................ 32 2.4.2.4. External forces ...................................................................................... 35 2.4.2.5. Ideological forces .................................................................................. 37 2.4.2.6. Comparing factors at different levels .................................................... 37 2.5. Forces shaping science content in the mass media ......................................... 39 2.5.1. Individual level ......................................................................................................... 39 2.5.2. Routine level ............................................................................................................. 40 2.5.3. Organisationallevel .................................................................................................. 42 2.5.4. Institutionallevel. ...................................................................................................... 43 2.5.5. Ideological level ........................................................................................................ 44 CHAPTER 3: CORNGATE: A CASE STUDY IN VERIFICATION AND BALANCE 00.0. Q Q 0 0 GOO GO 1& It 0 0 It 000 0 0 Q 11) 00 (9 0 (II 0 0 00 III 00 (;) ell It 0 0.10 III G €I 0 e 0 0 0 0 0 0 (II 0 0 O. 0 .. 0 0 o. Ii) 0 0 0 ell 0 o. e. oo.e III 0 00 O. 00 iii. 0 0 0 •• 0 eo 0 It eo. 0 e o. e ••• 045 3,1. Introduction ... 000.00 •••••••• 000 ••• 00 •• 00.0 •••• 000 •••••• 000.00 •• 000000101 ••••• 00.00.00 •••• 0000 ••• 000 •• 0 •• 000000000 ••• 45 302. 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Balance ............................................................................................................... 63 3.6.1. Problems with balance in science reporting .............................................................. 65 3.6.2. An alternative strategy: the weight of evidence ........................................................ 68 3.7. Corngate: An example of verification and balance gone bad ....................... 69 3.7.1. Background ............................................................................................................... 69 3.7.2. Media coverage of Corngate ..................................................................................... 72 3.7.2.1. Before the book release ... ...................................................................... 72 3.7.2.2. Day 1, July 10: The official book release ............................................. 73 3.7.2.3. Day 2, July 11: Scientists come forward ............................................... 74 3.7.2.4. Day 3, July 12: And still no independent ver~fication ... ....................... 77 3.7.2.5. July 13-15: The balancing act ............................................................... 80 3.7.3. Verification in Comgate ............................................................................................ 82 3.7.4. Balance in C0111gate .................................................................................................. 87 3.7.5. Results of these practices .......................................................................................... 89 3.8. Conclusions ....................... fII ••••• 0 •••• 0'0 ••• 0.0 •••••••••••••• o ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 0.0 o •• 00.93 CHAPTER 4: A SURVEY OF NEW ZEALAND JOURNALISTS WHO REPORT S CIEN CE G. e 0 0 •• G Cit o. Ii) Ii) 00 •• 0 III. ell 1& 0 •• OG o. 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Coverage of maverick science ................................................................................ 112 4.3.5. The weight of evidence approach ........................................................................... 113 4.4. Discussion .. 00 ••••••••• 0 •••••••••••••••••••••• 00.0 •••••••• 0 ••••••••••••••••••••••• 0 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 0.0. 115 404.1. Science reporting without the specialists ................................................................ 115 4.4.2. Time constraints ...................................................................................................... 117 404.3. The effects of scientific training and work experience ........................................... 118 CHAPTER 5: A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF NEW ZEALAND SCIENCE NEWS 122 5.1. Introduction: The New Zealand media environment .................................. 122 5.1.1. News organisations and their audiences ................................................................. 122 5.1.2. Regulatory bodies ................................................................................................... 124 5.1.3. Deregulation and its impacts on the New Zealand media ......................................
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