Scientists, journalists, and the meaning of uncertainty

Communicating Uncertainty: Media Coverage of New and Controversial Science

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 59-79

  Dunwoody, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 85076136910     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410601360-10     Document Type: Chapter

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