What the papers say: how does the United Kingdom press treat water fluoridation and does it matter?
This is a case study to investigate in an objective way how fluoridation is reported in the press. All press cuttings collected by a reputable national agency covering a 9-month period were studied; were rated as being profluoridation, antifluoridation or neutral. The rating system was calibrated before the study by comparing the scores given by the author and a selected group of experts. Overall, press article coverage was antifluoridation, though it is not clear how intentional this is.
Lowry
R J
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Department of Child Dental Health, Dental School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
D001294:Attitude to Health; D005457:Fluoridation / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009524:Newspapers as Topic; D011639:Public Opinion; D017594:Publication Bias; D006113:United Kingdom