BACKGROUND This study investigated the nature of newspaper reporting about online health information in the UK and US. Internet users frequently search for health information online, although the accuracy of the information retrieved varies greatly and can be misleading. Newspapers have the potential to influence public health behaviours, but information has been lacking in relation to how news...

In our research on public perceptions of drugs in Dutch newspapers we have developed a leveled explorative historical research approach. We employ digital tools as “signposts” that indicate existing debates in newspapers that can be interpreted historically using a hermeneutic approach. Conceptualizing the ways we use text-mining tools as historians helps to align user needs with technological ...

This paper examines the news coverage of the SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) crisis in 2003 in the US and UK newspapers via a qualitative approach, comparing the dominant news frames used across time and between the newspapers. The four newspapers frame SARS as a global health crisis which resulted from China’s incompetence and mishandling. Moreover, China’s deep-rooted political probl...

Newspapers are one of the most important sources of health information for the public in China, yet little is known about the coverage of health issues in Chinese newspapers. Using the theories of agenda setting and framing, we explored research questions such as what health-related topics were covered and how they were covered in Chinese newspapers. This study used a sample of two constructed ...

The print media is still one of major sources for health-related information. To shed light on how the media accurately delivers information for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), we searched the newspaper articles and analyzed their contents for accuracy in the description of symptoms, causes, and treatment of PTSD. The articles featuring PSTD were searched from the very first available to...

R de Marco, S Accordini, I Cerveri, A Corsico, J Sunyer, F Neukirch, N Künzli, B Leynaert, C Janson, T Gislason, P Vermeire, C Svanes, J M Anto, P Burney, for the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) Study Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

2 "If all the printed sources of history for a certain century or decade had to be destroyed save one, that which could be chosen with the greatest value to posterity would be a file of an important newspaper.

OBJECTIVES To investigate the quality of nutrition articles in popular national daily newspapers in the UK and to identify important predictors of article quality. SETTING Newspapers are a primary source of nutrition information for the public. DESIGN Newspaper articles were collected on 6 days of the week (excluding Sunday) for 6 weeks in summer 2014. Predictors included food type and heal...