Power without Responsibility: Media Portrayals of Dolly and Science
The majority of adults in Britain cite the mass media as their main source of information about developments in science and technology. This alone makes it worth studying how the press covered the story of Dolly the cloned sheep. However, the media's reporting of Dolly revealed serious difficul...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
1998
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Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Year: 1998, Volume: 7, Issue: 2, Pages: 150-159 |
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| Summary: | The majority of adults in Britain cite the mass media as their main source of information about developments in science and technology. This alone makes it worth studying how the press covered the story of Dolly the cloned sheep. However, the media's reporting of Dolly revealed serious difficulties in the relationship of science to society. Although there were failures of journalistic accuracy and balance, these should not be allowed to obscure the deeper issues. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-2147 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0963180198702063 |