Entry:

Nelkin, Dorothy, Selling Science: How the Press Covers Science and Technology. New York: W.H. Freeman, 1987.


Abstract:

More and more, scientists, corporations, and even government institutions are managing the messages about science that enter the public arena through the press. By demonstrating how these peoples' interests, as well as journalists' interests, mold the news, Nelkin sheds light on problems faced by scientists in their quest for improved science literacy and greater public support.

GSS Years:

1976, 1983

Other Data Sets:

Harris 1980; Gallup 1985

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
CONPRESS

CONFIDENCE IN PRESS