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New research shows men still outnumber women as experts in science news Original

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By Tegan Clark, Merryn McKinnon
| The Conversation Verified
Expert voices in Australian science news coverage are still more likely to be those of men, according to recent research, despite journalists themselves being fairly evenly spread between genders. Our study of print and online science news from 2018–22 found an increase in the proportion of female journalists writing about science. The number of women quoted in science news also increased in comparison to earlier studies, from 20% to 45%.
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Gender in Australian science news

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By Merryn McKinnon, Tegan Clark, Abby Hodges
| jcom.sissa.it
1 Introduction The media are critical to shaping who and what is deemed important within society, prioritising which topics receive attention and which individuals are featured or given visibility [Lang, 2013]. However, decisions about what constitutes news are typically made by dominant groups represented in newsrooms, resulting in coverage that often fails to reflect the diversity of the audience or their interests and needs [Cukier et al., ; Mulupi & Zirugo, 2023].
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The where and the why: sources of information about COVID-19 vaccines among migrants in Australia

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By Davoud Pourmarzi, Merryn McKinnon, Stephen Lambert, Petya Fitzpatrick
| SAGE Publishing
Introduction Access to reliable and accurate health information is a core component of the right to health (1). There is no doubt that official sources should be the main source of health information. However, these sources may not always be accessible, acceptable, or meet people’s needs (2,3). This is especially highlighted where people with different cultural and linguistic backgrounds are the audiences for one-size-fits-all official health communication (4).
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