Encouraging deadly choices: AIDS pseudo-science in the media

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dc.contributor.authorGeffen, Nathan
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-29T07:50:38Z
dc.date.available2016-04-29T07:50:38Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.date.updated2016-04-29T07:48:25Z
dc.description.abstractThis article discusses the impact and ethics of media coverage on two forms of pseudo-science, namely HIV medical pseudo-science and environmental pseudo-science. The first section introduces some questions that should be raised when assessing the impact of reporting pseudo-science in the media. Coverage on environmental pseudo-science is discussed and contrasted with examples of a more deadly form of denial, HIV pseudo-science, in the second section of the article. The various arguments in support of freedom of information are evaluated in relation to the ethics of reporting HIV pseudo-scientific claims in the media, particularly given South Africa's burgeoning HIV epidemic. The final section of this article presents a number of practical recommendations for editors, journalists and scientists in order to provide an ethical framework for evaluating and covering potentially harmful pseudo-scientific claims in the media.?en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationGeffen, N. (2007). <i>Encouraging deadly choices: AIDS pseudo-science in the media</i> University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Social Science Research(CSSR). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19312en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationGeffen, Nathan <i>Encouraging deadly choices: AIDS pseudo-science in the media.</i> University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Centre for Social Science Research(CSSR), 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19312en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGeffen, N. (2007). Encouraging deadly choices: AIDS Pseudo-science in the Media. Centre for Social Science Research: University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Working Paper AU - Geffen, Nathan AB - This article discusses the impact and ethics of media coverage on two forms of pseudo-science, namely HIV medical pseudo-science and environmental pseudo-science. The first section introduces some questions that should be raised when assessing the impact of reporting pseudo-science in the media. Coverage on environmental pseudo-science is discussed and contrasted with examples of a more deadly form of denial, HIV pseudo-science, in the second section of the article. The various arguments in support of freedom of information are evaluated in relation to the ethics of reporting HIV pseudo-scientific claims in the media, particularly given South Africa's burgeoning HIV epidemic. The final section of this article presents a number of practical recommendations for editors, journalists and scientists in order to provide an ethical framework for evaluating and covering potentially harmful pseudo-scientific claims in the media.? DA - 2007 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2007 T1 - Encouraging deadly choices: AIDS pseudo-science in the media TI - Encouraging deadly choices: AIDS pseudo-science in the media UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19312 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationGeffen N. Encouraging deadly choices: AIDS pseudo-science in the media. 2007 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19312en_ZA
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dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Social Science Research(CSSR)en_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
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