"Dr. Soundbite": The Making of an Expert Source in Science and Medical Stories

Science Communication

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 566-591

  Kruvand, Marjorie ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

bioethics; descriptive case study; expert source; media coverage of bioethical issues; organizational news routines

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866663127     PISSN: 10755470     EISSN: 15528545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1075547011434991     Document Type: Article

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