Health, Risk and News

The Author: Tammy Boyce is a Research Fellow and Deputy Director of the Risk, Science, Health and the Media group at Cardiff University. She received her Ph.D. from Cardiff University and continues to research media coverage of risk, science and health issues and the production and reception of these stories.

«A masterly analysis of the MMR vaccine scare…also a gripping read.» (Vivienne Parry, writer and broadcaster)«This book uses the most rigorous and comprehensive methods for investigating mass media currently available to present a convincing explanation for media-generated fears about MMR. It is a welcome contribution toward re-establishing public support for a rational approach to vaccination.» (Clive Seale, Brunel University, United Kingdom)«Health controversies are constructed domains, and ‘Health, Risk and News’ offers readers a vivid picture of the process by which speculation about a vaccine/autism link was fanned into a major controversy in the United Kingdom. The mass media were important players, and this case study lays bare the challenge for journalists of making evidence-based judgments about truth claims. The book will be compelling reading for scholars and practitioners alike.» (Sharon Dunwoody, University of Wisconsin-Madison)