Media Releases
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News releases issued by the research study or affiliate organization. |
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Some large academic or research centers routinely issue media releases in concert with the investigators of a research study to announce new findings or updates from studies. Records of media releases are usually maintained by the office that is responsible for issuing media releases.
An example of a media release is “Model can predict risk of glaucoma in patients with elevated eye pressure,” produced by Washington University School of Medicine announcing the new Glaucoma Risk Calculator tool developed by the Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study (OHTS).
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“Model can predict risk of glaucoma in patients with elevated eye pressure” media release |
Assessment
Documentation by research study investigators of media releases issued as a result of the research study is recommended for tracking of research output.
One resource with which to consult is the university campus office responsible for dissemination of media releases such as the Office of Public Affairs at Washington University or its equivalent. Some offices offer a media releases archive that can be searched or keep internal records of media releases.
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Search using the keywords, title of the study or the name of the investigators. Review of each result is required in order to locate media releases. |
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Some resources that may be helpful in locating media releases include the following:
Access World News
Access World News covers local and regional newspapers from outside the U.S. with selective coverage of broadcast transcripts, newscasts, and newswires. Follow directions for searching as noted.
LexisNexis Academic
LexisNexis Academic contains full-text news, business, legal, and reference information. Newspapers included in the service are updated several times daily, newswires hourly. Follow directions for searching as noted.
Google allows for searching of media releases and retrieves results from a variety of sources.
Yahoo!
Yahoo! allows for searching of media releases and retrieves results from a variety of sources.
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Last updated: April 27, 2009