How news coverage affects public trust in science

(Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania) News media reports about scientific failures that do not recognize the self-correcting nature of science can damage public perceptions of trust and confidence in scientific work, according to findings of a study by researchers at the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania and the University at Buffalo, the State University of New York.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news