Whether they realize it or not, journalists reporting on healthcare developments deliver public health messages that can influencethe behavior of clinicians and patients. Often these messagesare delivered effectively by seasoned reporters who performthoughtfully even in the face of breaking news and tight deadlines.But all too frequently, what is conveyed about health by manyother journalists is wrong or misleading. Some distortion isattributable to ignorance or an inability to interpret and conveythe nuanced results of clinical studies. And some is due touncertainty about journalists' proper role: Is our job to describethe bigger . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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Ms. Dentzer is the editor-in-chief of Health Affairs, Bethesda, MD, and an on-air analyst on health policy for the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on the Public Broadcasting Service.
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