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How is the media fueling health misinformation--and why? Is it getting better or worse? And what do we need for better science literacy? Journalist Rina Raphael shares what goes on in the newsroom that leads to so much poor health reporting.
This talk was part of the exciting lineup for CSICon 2024. CSICon is the premiere conference in the US for science and skepticism.
Learn more at: csiconference.org
Rina Raphael is a journalist who specializes in health, wellness, and misinformation. She covered the wellness industry for Fast Company magazine and has also written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Businessweek, and New York magazine, among other publications. Her wellness industry newsletter, Well To Do, covers wellness trends and news. Previously, she served as a senior producer and lifestyle editor at TODAY.com and NBCNews.com.
This talk took place during CSICon in Las Vegas on October 25, 2024
How is the media fueling health misinformation--and why? Is it getting better or worse? And what do we need for better science literacy? Journalist Rina Raphael shares what goes on in the newsroom that leads to so much poor health reporting.
This talk was part of the exciting lineup for CSICon 2024. CSICon is the premiere conference in the US for science and skepticism.
Learn more at: csiconference.org
Rina Raphael is a journalist who specializes in health, wellness, and misinformation. She covered the wellness industry for Fast Company magazine and has also written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Businessweek, and New York magazine, among other publications. Her wellness industry newsletter, Well To Do, covers wellness trends and news. Previously, she served as a senior producer and lifestyle editor at TODAY.com and NBCNews.com.
This talk took place during CSICon in Las Vegas on October 25, 2024
