Nelkin D
Department of Sociology, New York University, NY 10003, USA.
Lancet. 1996 Jun 8;347(9015):1600-3. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(96)91081-8.
The enduring tensions between medicine and the media are largely due to the different perspectives of biomedical scientists and journalists, as this final essay in the series on medicine and the media underscores. These tensions arise because of perceived differences in defining science news, conflicts over styles of science reporting, and most of all disagreement about the role of the media. In the 1990s, scientists are especially concerned by media messages that question their credibility. Since scientists and journalists depend on each other in the communication of science and the shaping of the public meaning of science and medicine, the tensions are likely to increase.
医学与媒体之间长期存在的紧张关系，很大程度上源于生物医学科学家和记者的不同视角，正如本系列关于医学与媒体的最后一篇文章所强调的那样。这些紧张关系的产生，是因为在界定科学新闻方面存在认知差异、在科学报道风格上存在冲突，而最重要的是在媒体的作用问题上存在分歧。在20世纪90年代，科学家们尤其担心媒体传达的质疑其可信度的信息。由于科学家和记者在科学传播以及塑造科学与医学的公众认知方面相互依存，这种紧张关系可能会加剧。
