Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, DC, USA.
Epidemiology. 2010 Mar;21(2):263-6. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181cb8c3d.
The news industry is undergoing shrinking newspaper circulations, cuts in science and health coverage, and expansion of Internet news sources. We examine the impact of these changes using a case study set in Libby, Montana. In 1999, a Seattle newspaper story focused attention on asbestos exposure and related diseases in this small town. In 2009, that newspaper became an online-only newspaper, just as coverage of a related criminal trial began. Later that year the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a public health emergency. Online newspaper archives and a collaboration between the University of Montana's journalism and law schools contributed to coverage of these developments. Continued efforts to promote interest in and skills needed for high-quality public health and environmental reporting are needed.
新闻行业正经历报纸发行量减少、科学和健康报道削减以及互联网新闻资源扩张的局面。我们使用蒙大拿州利比市的一个案例研究来考察这些变化的影响。1999 年，西雅图的一篇报纸报道引起了人们对这个小镇石棉暴露和相关疾病的关注。2009 年，这家报纸变成了一家只提供网络版的报纸，此时一场相关刑事审判的报道开始了。同年晚些时候，美国环境保护署发布了公共卫生紧急情况。网络报纸档案和蒙大拿大学新闻与法学院之间的合作促进了对这些事态发展的报道。需要继续努力培养对高质量公共卫生和环境报道的兴趣和所需技能。
