"media hype can usually be traced back to the researchers themselves"
Journalist investigates media hype and lays blame not on the media. Film at 11.
Journalist investigates media hype and lays blame not on the media. Film at 11.
Gonon, F., Bezard, E., & Boraud, T. (2011). Misrepresentation of Neuroscience Data Might Give Rise to Misleading Conclusions in the Media: The Case of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. PLoS ONE, 6(1), e14618. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0014618.t003
It's thankfully open-access:
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjourna...
They argue that a few prominent examples of misreporting in the media come from researchers misrepresenting their results in their abstracts, and journalists rarely read past abstracts.