He said journalists should be careful about the integrity and expertise of the sources they use when reporting about alleged vaccine controversies.
Deer also believes that the era of “big media” shaping the public agenda is over now that new media channels have handed ultimate power to consumers.
Brian Deer was speaking to Vaccines Today at a conference on immunisation policy hosted by Fondation Merieux.
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April 20th, 2012
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April 21st, 2012
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