Posted by Gary Schwitzer in Health care journalism
I’ve created a “Question Mark TV Health News Hall of Shame” for all of those health stories that are teased, introduced or use graphics with a question mark at the end of a sensational claim. I’m going to keep adding to this list, hoping to reach the tease-writers of tomorrow if today’s boffo writers won’t change. So far we have:
ABC Good Morning America’s: “Can Your Purse Make You Sick? Beware ‘bag-teria’ “
Ivanhoe Newswire’s: “Pomegranates Prevent Breast Cancer?”
ABC World News Tonight’s: “Fountain of Youth?”
And now CBS Evening News’: “Is Salt Deadly?”
We look for more critical analysis of FDA expedited approval of a new drug like this.
Five-star story on small study that tries to counter large body of evidence on soy supplements for hot flashes.
Our reviewers, including a leading women’s health clinician-researcher, felt this piece would have been benefited from more data and context.
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