Scare Journalism And Miracle Cures: American Media Prefer Weak Observational Studies
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 12:05
in Psychology & Sociology
A new analysis has affirmed what many in the science audience already knew; mainstream media prefer weak observational studies. It's why you're this article here instead of the New York Times.And that is not suspect social psychology correlations made using surveys of college students or sociology mysticism, it happens in medical coverage too. The examination found that observational studies get far better coverage than actual randomized controlled trials. read more