Year: 2000
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Mass media coverage of genetic engineering is considered as an essential cause of the public image which this technology has. Because most people have only few experiences with this technology, the influence of journalists, who report on genetic engineering, seems to be obviously high. Which attitudes do these journalists have? How do they inform themselves? These and other questions are to be answered by a standardized survey among German journalists. For the first time the results of this study reveal the methods of investigation and source selection of 'genetic engineering journalists' and afford an insight into the journalistic climate of opinion on genetic engineering and its applications. There is clear evidence of an altogether positive global judgement of journalists reporting on this technology, which finds support in their immediate professional social environment.
Source: New Genetics and Society
DOI: 10.1080/713687610
Authors: Michael Schenk, Deziderio Šonje
Institution: University of Hohenheim
Language: English
Subfield: Communication
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2016930168