Scientists often bemoan journalists’ shoddy reporting of research findings. But a new study suggests that scientifically illiterate hacks in desperate need of a story might be only partly to blame. It found that journals are more likely to issue press releases publicising the findings of what may be deemed weaker studies than larger, more scientifically significant trials, writes David Matthews for Times Higher Education. Read more...
19 janvier 2016
Journals give more publicity to ‘weak science’
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