Ingelfinger F J
N Engl J Med. 1977 Jun 2;296(22):1258-64. doi: 10.1056/NEJM197706022962204.
General medical journals seek newsworthiness but face obstacles because of their usually slow publication schedules and because of contents that readers find either obscure or contradictory to long held beliefs. In addition, since medical news has become "big news," general medical journals find themselves in competition with both the lay press and the medical giveaways. One effect of the escalating public interest in medical news is that general medical journals that are reliable and have maintained their newsworthiness are increasingly cited. These journals thus eventually transmit research findings to the public as well as to the health-care professions. To help prevent exaggeration and misinterpretation by the lay press and by the public, general medical journals must evaluate submissions in a broader than traditional context. Nevertheless, newsworthiness is an appropiate goal for such journals.
综合性医学期刊追求新闻价值，但因其通常较慢的出版周期以及读者认为晦涩难懂或与长期持有的观念相矛盾的内容而面临障碍。此外，由于医学新闻已成为“重大新闻”，综合性医学期刊发现自己正与大众媒体和医学赠刊展开竞争。公众对医学新闻兴趣不断升温的一个影响是，可靠且保持新闻价值的综合性医学期刊被引用的频率越来越高。因此，这些期刊最终将研究结果传播给了公众以及医疗行业。为了帮助防止大众媒体和公众的夸大与误解，综合性医学期刊必须在比传统背景更广泛的背景下评估投稿。然而，新闻价值对于此类期刊来说是一个合适的目标。
