Mixed reviews for health press releases

Kevin Lomangino summarizes a year of press release reviews on HealthNewsReview.org and the results are discouraging. Only a quarter to a third of releases scored well on three key criteria: "We think it’s important to review health care news releases because they frequently set the tone for subsequent coverage by journalists. If the news release includes exaggerations, there’s a good chance those exaggerations will make their way into news stories about the research."

December 30, 2016

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