Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Jan 1998

Science Writers as Characterized in Medical Journals: What Are Physicians Saying about Us?

Cheryl A. Koski University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Abstract

One method of assessing the opinions that physicians hold about science writers is to examine the public record, represented by two periodicals: the Journal of the American Medical Association and the New England Journal of Medicine. The citations to the news media that appear in the indexes of the two journals during the last fifteen years yield thirty-four opinion pieces, consisting of editorials and letters to the editor. The timing and content of medical news are of particular concern to physicians. Specifically, they watch for violations of the Ingelfinger Rule and the press embargo system—policies designed to ensure that physicians have access to medical information before it becomes widely disseminated to the general public—as well as errors of medical fact.

Journal
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Published
1998-01-01
DOI
10.2190/dn41-uca6-6bd1-6d63
Open Access
Closed
Topics
writing across the curriculum multimodality multilingual writers

Citation Context

Cited by in this index (1)

  1. Koski (1999)
    The Nonfiction Novel as Psychiatric Casebook: Truman Capote's <i>In Cold Blood</i>
    Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

Cites in this index (1)

  1. Koski (1997)
    Down the Rabbit-Hole: Exploring Health Messages on the World Wide Web
    Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
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