| MEDIA DOCTOR INACTIVE FOR NOW |
01 Nov 2012 |
| Like all enterprises Media Doctor needs both financial and human resources and after 8 years of operation these have run out. We are very grateful to a number of supporters, including the University... |
| Some tips for covering genetic testing and treatment technologies |
01 Apr 2012 |
| Breakthrough Diagnosis; Genetic Screen; Rare Disorder; New Hope: great words to capture attention and entice audiences into reading stories on new technologies for diagnosis and treatment of genetic... |
| Weigh up benefits and risks |
04 Mar 2012 |
| With any story about adverse events or side-effects with a drug, there is the potential to scare people enough to make them stop taking the medication without talking to their doctor about it ? never... |
| The annual lifecycle of the medical researcher as told through health news stories |
21 Nov 2011 |
| A quick analysis of stories rated and posted on Media Doctor Australiathis years shows a rather nice curve in the number of stories per month. The average number of stories per month is 9 but this... |
| What the news about health often leaves out |
18 Oct 2011 |
| We've noticed lots of missing information in stories recently evaluated by Media Doctor Australia, including mention of whether the intervention or treatment being described is even available. Over... |
| Telling it like it is: US health reporting guidelines reveal Australian media quirks |
07 Sep 2011 |
| This article was published in The Conversation this week(http://theconversation.edu.au/telling-it-like-it-is-us-health-reporting-guidelines-reveal-australian-media-quirks-2548) A new set of... |
| Media Doctor - You're Not Perfect |
03 Aug 2011 |
| I have learned a lot from reading Media Doctor from time to time, when the demands of daily journalism allow me. I agree with many things, particularly the importance of distinguishing absolute from... |
| What do Journalists Think About Media Doctor? |
16 Jun 2011 |
| A common question asked about Media Doctor is What do journalists think about the website? Here are some of the responses we?ve received over the years: ?I started looking at the website a few... |
| Uncertain prognosis for media reporting of medicine |
23 May 2011 |
| Everyone will have their own favourite example of unhealthy medical reporting, but mine comes from the daily tabloid in my home town, Brisbane, Australia. One dry autumn morning last year, the front... |
