Beyond the Hype
The Inside Story of Science’s Biggest Media Controversies
$30.59
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
20 July 2022
Summary
What happens when science hits the headlines – for all the wrong reasons?
Do you remember the ‘Climategate’ email leak? Or the ‘Frankenscience’-style headlines about the perils of GM foods? What about the time the government sacked its own science advisor for challenging drug laws?
The truth behind the attention-grabbing headlines was complex, nuanced – sometimes even mundane. Yet that’s not how it was reported or remembered. We rely on the media to help us make sense of compl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781783966172 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1783966173 |
| Author: | Fiona Fox |
| Publisher: | Elliott & Thompson Limited |
| Imprint: | Elliott & Thompson Limited |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 20 July 2022 |
| Weight: | 392g |
| Dimensions: | 138mm x 216mm |
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Critics Review
‘A lively insider’s account’ Times Literary Supplement
‘When science hits the headlines, Fiona Fox … is at the heart of the action’ Financial Times
‘This is how to talk about science’ Justin Webb
‘A candid inside account … [Fox] reveals how frontline science can be just as messy, complex and feudal as any political drama.’ Anjana Ahuja, co-author of Spike: The Virus Versus the People
‘The way the media covers science stories and breakthroughs has never been more important or relevant … This book should be recommended reading’ Jim Al-Khalili, presenter of The Life Scientific
‘The pandemic has repeatedly shown the vital necessity for accurate reporting of science … Fox provides some riveting stories about the ups and downs of this continuing struggle.’ David Spiegelhalter, author of The Art of Statistics
‘Engaging, illuminating, important’ Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, Director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
‘A vivid account of how journalists and scientists interact’ David Willetts, former Minister for Universities and Science
Fiona Fox
Fiona Fox became the founding director of the Science Media Centre in 2001. She has won several awards for her achievements, and in 2014, she was awarded an OBE for her services to science. She holds honorary fellowships at the Royal Society of Biology, the British Pharmacological Society and the Academy of Medical Sciences, and an honorary doctorate from the University of Bristol. She writes regularly for science publications and occasionally for national newspapers.
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