文档介绍：Lecture Ten A Plan Under Attack 伊拉克战争:作战计划受抨击 Part I Media Knowledge --- Reading Newspaper Article 1. What makes a news story? The nature of news ?“ Newspapers are not mere repositories of information. They are organs grappling for readers attention against burning toast, mewling infants, windy station platforms and crowded bars. ”?“ News value is equivalent to surprise. It's not parative exercise in the value of human life. ” What is published must be read? ? Bad news ? Unusual news ? Conflict / disputes ? Miracles ? Relevance to readers ? Human interest Journalistic constraints ? time to select ? time to write ? brevity ? simplicity ? editorial policy ? external influences 2. How to read a newspaper article ? ? Don ’ t let the headline distract you ? Read the whole of the article ? Ask yourself: – What is being reported? – Why is it being reported? – What the the implications for: ? Practice? ? Patients? in the context of existing evidence ? Policy? What we don ’ t do …. Surgeons rebuilt my tongue – from my arm Risk of brain damage from mobile phone use 21 days to get a beautiful back Countdown for a rear view to rival Geri ’s Music helped me forget Tourette ’s Women on the Pill ‘ still fall pregnant ’ Format of Hitting the Headlines story ? Bullet Points – Newspaper – Research – Relation between the two ? Evaluation of the Evidence Base ? Systematic Reviews ? References and Resources ? Consumer links Critical Appraisal ? Where does the e from? ? What were the authors' objectives? ? What was the nature of the evidence? ? What were the factors of interest? ? What were the findings? ? What were the authors ’ conclusions? ? How reliable are the authors ’ conclusions?