Fostering Scientific and Numerate Practices in Journalism to Support Rapid Public Learning

Journalism has the potential––and arguably the mandate––to expand public understanding of societally important phenomena. However, some methods for more effectively educating the public have been persistently underutilized: in particular, embedding informative numerical rates and efficient scientifi...

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Main Authors: Louise Yarnall, Michael Andrew Ranney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Numeracy Network 2017-01-01
Series:Numeracy
Online Access:http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/numeracy/vol10/iss1/art3/