Selling science : how the press covers science and technology / Dorothy Nelkin.

New York : W.H. Freeman, [1995], ©1995.

x, 217 pages ; 24 cm

Rev. ed.

Science and technology in the media -- The scientific mystique -- The press on the technological frontier -- The perils of progress -- Media messages, media effects -- The culture of science journalism -- Constraints of the journalistic trade -- The public relations of science -- How scientists control the news -- The high cost of hype.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 172-203) and index