Re: Media again

[Schoenhofer <schoenho@via.at>]

At 13:28 24.01.1997 -0600, you wrote:
>Radsafers:
>
>I know that media treatment of radiation has been discussed 
>extensively here so I don't mean to start a long thread, just vent a 
>little.
>
>My peeve is that TV reports studiously fail to mention that 
>radioactivity is involved when they are showing something good or 
>useful. My case in point is the Scientific American Frontiers program 
>the other night. They used PET scans to show glucose utilization in 
>the brain without ever saying the dread R-word. I have seen this 
>before with DNA testing for example.
>
>It would be helpful if they would at least mention radiation in a 
>good contxt once in a while!
>
>Ken
>......................................

Ken, 

I agree with your opinion - but I would not be surprised if the journalists
involved would not know, that radioactive material is involved...... Are
average people aware, that an x-ray involves quite nasty radiation? Have you
ever heard of anybody refusing an x-ray because of radiation hazards?

Franz
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