Traditionally, health experts are called upon mainly by public authorities and academic circles. In recent years, however, thanks to the proliferation of media, 24-hour news channels and digital offerings, there is a growing demand for expert opinions on various health issues.
Expert knowledge can, of course, come from doctors and scientists, however it is not limited to them. Patient associations, caregiver circles, patient influencers, YouTubers and specialist journalists are speaking out, which raises questions concerning the place of the ""expert"" and the nature of their expertise.
Health Experts in the Media examines health experts’ place in the media in order to define the complexity of their role, question their legitimacy and better understand the controversies they generate.
This book analyzes how expert discourse in the media can raise major scientific, democratic and political issues.
Edited by:
Laurence Corroy,
Christelle Chauzal-Larguier,
Aurélie Pourrez
Imprint: ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781786309761
ISBN 10: 1786309769
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 17 September 2024
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Author Presentation ix Preface xv Laurence CORROY and Christelle CHAUZAL-LARGUIER Part 1. Experts Involved in Public Health Controversies 1 Chapter 1. The Pharmaceutical Treatment of Premature Ejaculation: ""Gray-Zone Communication"" 3 Stéphanie DEBRAY and Lucile DESMOULINS Chapter 2. Battle of Expertise and Experts in the Media: The Case of Glyphosate (2000-2020) 19 Baptiste SCHUMMER Chapter 3. The Influence of Opinion Leaders on Health Shows: L'Amour en Questions (1994-1998) 37 Sylvie PIERRE Chapter 4. The Case of the Belgian Medical Reform Group and the Media (1964-1990) 53 Alexandra MICCICHE Part 2. Lay Expertise versus Scientific Expertise 69 Chapter 5. Presenting the Expert's Ethos in the Magazine Press: ""Dr. H's Column"" 71 Laurence CORROY and Émilie ROCHE Chapter 6. Caregivers in the Media: What is the Legitimacy in Their Expertise? 87 Christelle CHAUZAL-LARGUIER and Alexis MEYER Chapter 7. The Long Covid Patient: Legitimizing Patient Experience 105 Corinne ROCHETTE Chapter 8. Patient Influencers: Towards a Double Layer of Expertise 127 Oihana HUSSON Chapter 9. Legitimizing Lay Expertise: The Contribution of Terminology 139 Emma THIBERT, Aurélie PICTON, and Valérie DELAVIGNE List of Authors 157 Index 159
Laurence Corroy is a professor of Information and Communication Sciences at the Centre de recherche sur les médiations (CREM) at the Université de Lorraine, France. Christelle Chauzal-Larguier is a lecturer in Management Science at the Communication et Sociétés laboratory at the Université Clermont Auvergne, France. Aurélie Pourrez is an associate professor of Information and Communication Sciences at the Centre de recherche sur les médiations (CREM) at the University of Lorraine, France.