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    Conflicting health-related scientific evidence in news reports : effects of presentation format and hedging on perceived issue uncertainty and source credibility

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    Abstract
    This study examined the effects of two journalistic practices in reporting conflicting health-related scientific evidence on journalists’ and scientists’ credibility and whether the effects were mediated by perceived issue uncertainty. The two practices examined were presentation format and hedging. When conflicting findings are reported, journalists can use either a one-article format, using one story to report the conflict, or a two-article format, using two stories with each story representing one side of the conflict. When conflicting findings are reported, journalists can use hedging (e.g., ...
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    Author(s)
    Zhang, Hui

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    Long, Marilee

    Date Submitted
    2016
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