{"product_id":"9781783966929","title":"Beyond the Hype : Inside Science’s Biggest Media Scandals from Climategate to Covid","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Fox, Fiona \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eMedia studies\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 1 February 2024 by Elliott \u0026amp; Thompson Limited in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e198 x 129 | 0g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAÂ GuardianÂ Science Book of the Year 2022â€˜When science hits the headlines, Fiona Fox ... is at the heart of the actionâ€™ Financial Timesâ€˜This is how to talk about scienceâ€™Â Justin WebbDo you remember the â€˜Climategateâ€™ email leak? Or the â€˜Frankenfoodâ€™-style headlines about the perils of GM foods? What about the time the government sacked its own science advisor for challenging drug laws?Beyond the HypeÂ takes us behind the scenes of some of the most contentious stories in science over the past two decades. From animal research and genetically modified foods to hybrid embryos and a global pandemic, it demonstrates the vital importance of scientists talking to the media â€“ and warns of the damage to public understanding when scientists are silenced on the defining issues of our timesPRAISE FOR BEYOND THE HYPEâ€˜The way the media covers science stories and breakthroughs has never been more important or relevant . . . This book should be recommended readingâ€™ Jim Al-Khalili, presenter ofÂ The Life Scientificâ€˜The pandemic has repeatedly shown the vital necessity for accurate reporting of science . . . Fox provides some riveting stories about the ups and downs of this continuing struggle.â€™Â David Spiegelhalter, author ofÂ The Art of Statisticsâ€˜Engaging, illuminating, importantâ€™Â Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, Director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalismâ€˜A vivid account of how journalists and scientists interactâ€™Â David Willetts, former Minister for Universities and Scienceâ€˜A lively insiderâ€™s accountâ€™ Times Literary Supplementâ€˜A candid inside account . . . [Fox] reveals how frontline science can be just as messy, complex and feudal as any political drama.â€™Â Anjana Ahuja, co-author ofÂ Spike: The Virus Versus the People\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44648018739459,"sku":"9781783966929","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781783966929_799c5a08-16e9-49ec-8cba-35bf5b69ed2a.jpg?v=1731409394","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781783966929","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}