Calling the tune? Investigating corporate influences on media reporting of health

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/632840

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

This project will examine and evaluate the relationships between Australian journalists and health-related industries (pharmaceutical, medical devices-diagnostics, complementary medicines, food and alcohol) in order to determine the extent to which, and ways in which, these relationships influence the health-related information received by health professionals and the Australian public. The project aims to inform strategies to improve industry and journalistic policy and practices.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 01-01-2014

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $462,016.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Alcohol consumption | Alternative pharmacotherapies | Community preferences | Diagnostics | Diet | Drug information | Ethics | Policy development | Population health | Qualitative research

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