Description
Book Synopsis* How is science represented by the media?
* Who defines what counts as a risk, threat or hazard, and why?
* In what ways do media images of science shape public perceptions?
* What can cultural and media studies tell us about current scientific controversies?
Media, Risk and Science is an exciting exploration into an array of important issues, providing a much needed framework for understanding key debates on how the media represent science and risk. In a highly effective way, Stuart Allan weaves together insights from multiple strands of research across diverse disciplines. Among the themes he examines are: the role of science in science fiction, such as Star Trek; the problem of 'pseudo-science' in The X-Files; and how science is displayed in science museums. Science journalism receives particular attention, with the processes by which science is made 'newsworthy' unravelled for careful scrutiny. The book also includes individual chapters devoted to how the media por
Table of ContentsSeries editor's foreword
Introduction
media, risk and science
Science fictions
Science in popular culture
Science journalism
Media, risk and the environment
Bodies at risk
news coverage of AIDS
Food scares
mad cows and GM foods
Figures of the human
robots, androids, cyborgs and clones
Glossary
References
Index.
