Finnish Health Journalists’ Perceptions of Collaborating with Medical Professionals

摘要: Doctors are important collaborators with journalists specializing in health issues. A survey was conducted among Finnish about their views on doctor-journalist relationships, opinions of source reliability and what sort prejudices doctors might have one another. In general the respondents had positive experiences such collaboration. Most identified more strongly medical science than alternate therapies. Respondents considered scientific publications research centers to be most reliable information sources online discussion forums alternative therapy providers unreliable. common collaboration were or varying between individual doctors, although doctors’ busy schedules sometimes make challenging. According respondents, not all recognize need for clarification difficult topics laypeople instead favoring accurate language. Potential that felt towards profession a sensationalist approach inaccurate reporting facts. Our findings could benefit both terms fruitful