Media, Law and the Public's Health

Media, Law and the Public's Health

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Panelists:

The Honorable Toni Nathaniel Harp, Deputy President Pro Tempore; Chair, Committee on Appropriations; Member, Select Committee on Children, Connecticut Senate, New Haven, CT
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Maryn McKenna, National Desk Science and Medical Writer, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, GA
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Nancy Shute, Assistant Managing Editor, US News & World Report, Washington, DC
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Moderator: Dan Rutz, Enterprise Communications Officer, Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC, Atlanta, GA; former Managing Editor and On-Air Senior Medical Correspondent, CNN
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Learning Objectives:

Explain how the news media handle issues of public health law and regulation; and
Describe the effects of news stories on perceptions of public health issues and law by the public and their elected representatives

Resource Material:

Linsky M. Media and public deliberation. In: Reich R. The power of public ideas. 1988: Cambridge; Ballinger Publishing Company.

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