Current Coverage
Media Coverage by Month Study Was Published
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Previous Coverage
2012 ASA Media Coverage Highlights
This page highlights just some of the extensive media coverage studies in ASA journals — that ASA’s Public Affairs and Public Information Department publicized — have received this year.
April 2012
American Sociological Review
Article: Politicization of Science in the Public Sphere: A Study of Public Trust in the United States, 1974 to 2010 — Gordon Gauchat (Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill). Google said there were more than 130 articles on this study.
Coverage Highlights
Deseret News, Mercedes White, 3-28-12.
Los Angeles Times, John Hoeffel, 3-29-12.
Yahoo!News (“The Lookout” blog), Liz Goodwin, 3-29-12.
NPR.org (“The Two-Way” blog), Eyder Peralta, 3-29-12.
WBUR.org (Boston’s NPR News Station), Eyder Peralta (NPR), 3-29-12.
Houston Chronicle (“SciGuy” blog), Eric Berger, 3-29-12.
DailyKos.com, 3-29-12.
MSNBC.com (“Cosmic Log”), Alan Boyle, 3-29-12.
The Daily Beast (“Cheat Sheet”), 3-29-12.
Slate.com, Ankita Rao, 3-29-12.
New Scientist, Peter Aldhous, 3-29-12.
Mother Jones, Kate Sheppard, 3-29-12.
Inside Higher Ed, Scott Jaschik, 3-29-12.
Gawker, Caity Weaver, 3-29-12.
The Orange County Register, Martin Wisckol, 3-29-12.
LiveScience, Stephanie Pappas, 3-29-12.
U.S. News and World Report, Jason Koebler, 3-29-12.
Chicago Tribune, Jason Koebler (U.S. News and World Report), 3-30-12.
The Maddow Blog, Steve Benen, 3-30-12.
Ars Technica, John Timmer, 3-30-12.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, John Hoeffel (Los Angeles Times), 3-30-12.
The Spokesman Review, John Hoeffel (Los Angeles Times), 3-30-12.
Scientific American, Evan Lehmann (ClimateWire), 3-30-12.
CNN.com, 3-31-12.
Los Angeles Times, Editorial, 4-1-12.
New York Post, Glenn Harlan Reynolds, 4-1-12.
RealClearPolitics.com, Glenn Harlan Reynolds (New York Post), 4-2-12.
Salon.com, Chris Mooney, 4-2-12.
The Week, 4-2-12.
The Sacramento Bee, Los Angeles Times Editorial, 4-3-12. *
The Bradenton Herald, Los Angeles Times Editorial, 4-3-12. *
Arizona Daily Sun, Los Angeles Times Editorial, 4-4-12.
The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California), Los Angeles Times Editorial, 4-5-12.
The Onion, 4-5-12.
The Epoch Times, Conan Milner, 4-7-12.
March 2012
Journal of Health and Social Behavior
Article: Mending Broken Hearts: Marriage and Survival Following Cardiac Surgery — Ellen L. Idler (Emory University), David A. Boulifard (Rutgers University), and Richard J. Contrada (Rutgers University). Google said there were more than 105 articles on this study.
Coverage Highlights
The Huffington Post, Jennifer Lai, 3-6-12.
Toronto Sun, QMI Agency, 3-6-12.
Edmonton Sun, QMI Agency, 3-6-12.
Winnipeg Sun, QMI Agency, 3-6-12.
Calgary Sun, QMI Agency, 3-6-12.
London Free Press (Canada), QMI Agency, 3-6-12.
Niagara Falls Review, QMI Agency, 3-6-12.
USA Today, Maureen Linke, 3-7-12.
TIME.com (“Healthland” blog), Alexandra Sifferlin, 3-7-12.
Orlando Sentinel (“Vital Signs” blog), Marni Jameson, 3-7-12.
Agence France-Presse, 3-7-12.
Yahoo!News, Agence France-Presse, 3-7-12.
Univision.com, Agence France-Presse, 3-7-12.
El Comercio (Ecuador), Agence France-Presse, 3-7-12.
El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), Agence France-Presse, 3-7-12.
Le Huffington Post, 3-7-12.
PsychCentral.com, Rick Nauert, 3-7-12.
Lexington Herald-Leader (Kentucky), McClatchy-Tribune, 3-8-12.
Sun Herald (Mississippi), McClatchy-Tribune, 3-8-12.
The Manila Times (Philippines), Agence France-Presse, 3-9-12.
Hindustan Times (India), Agence France-Presse, 3-9-12.
U.S. News and World Report, Robert Preidt (HealthDay News), 3-12-12.
MSN Health, Robert Preidt (HealthDay News), 3-12-12.
Yahoo!News, Robert Preidt (HealthDay News), 3-12-12.
The China Post, Agence France-Presse, 3-12-12.
The Times Leader (Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania), McClatchy-Tribune, 3-13-12.
Diario de Yucatán (Mexico), Robert Preidt (HealthDay News), 3-13-12.
The Wall Street Journal, Christopher Shea, 3-17-12. *
January 2012
Sociology of Education
Article: Competitive Food Sales in Schools and Childhood Obesity: A Longitudinal Study — Jennifer Van Hook (Pennsylvania State University) and Claire E. Altman (Pennsylvania State University). Google said there were more than 120 articles on this study.
Coverage Highlights
Yahoo!News (“The Lookout” blog), Liz Goodwin, 1-17-12.
Toronto Star, Alyshah Hasham, 1-17-12.
London Free Press (Canada), QMI Agency, 1-17-12.
Leader-Telegram (Wisconsin), McLean Bennett, 1-17-12.
The Huffington Post, Joe Satran, 1-18-12.
New York Daily News, Tracy Connor, 1-18-12.
Houston Chronicle (“Mom Houston” blog), Francisca Ortega, 1-18-12.
The Times of India, Asia News International, 1-18-12.
The Herald News (Fall River, Massachusetts), 1-18-12.
The Globe and Mail (“The Hot Button” blog), Erin Anderssen, 1-18-12.
WebMD, Kathleen Doheny, 1-18-12.
Global News (Canada), Heather Loney, 1-18-12.
MyHealthNewsDaily, Rachael Rettner, 1-18-12.
FoxNews.com, Rachael Rettner (MyHealthNewsDaily), 1-19-12.
The Wall Street Journal (“Ideas Market” blog), Christopher Shea, 1-19-12.
Star Tribune (Minnesota) (“Daddy-O” blog), Jeremy Olson, 1-19-12.
Hindustan Times, Indo-Asian News Service, 1-19-12.
United Press International, 1-19-12.
The Village Voice (“Fork in the Road” blog), Victoria Bekiempis, 1-19-12.
Discovery News, Benjamin Radford, 1-19-12.
Khaleej Times (United Arab Emirates), Indo-Asian News Service, 1-19-12.
MedPage Today, Shalmali Pal, 1-19-12.*
The Washington Post (“Wonkblog”), Sarah Kliff, 1-20-12.
The Dallas Morning News (“Opinion Blog”), Mike Hashimoto, 1-20-12.
The Wall Street Journal, Christopher Shea, 1-21-12.
Science News, Bruce Bower, 1-20-12.
Toronto Sun, Moira Macdonald, 1-21-12.
Daily Mail (United Kingdom), 1-22-12.
ABCNews.com, Benjamin Radford (Discovery News), 1-22-12.
The Capital Times (Wisconsin), Todd Finkelmeyer, 1-22-12.
The New York Times, Nicholas Bakalar, 1-24-12.
The Times-Tribune (Scranton, Pennsylvania), Nicholas Bakalar (The New York Times), 1-24-12.
LA Weekly, Samantha Bonar, 1-24-12.
Jezebel, Cassie Murdoch, 1-24-12.
Slate.com (“XX Factor” blog), Katy Waldman, 1-24-12.
San Francisco Chronicle (“Hot Topics” blog), Laura Weisman, 1-24-12.
Seattle Post Intelligencer (“Hot Topics” blog), Laura Weisman (San Francisco Chronicle), 1-24-12.
Albany Times Union (“Hot Topics” blog), Laura Weisman (San Francisco Chronicle), 1-24-12.
Philadelphia Magazine (“Be Well Philly” blog), Sandy Hingston, 1-25-12.
Bangor Daily News, Georgia Clark-Albert, 1-30-12.