The role of media in supporting health
Updated: 30 September 2022

Manuela Leporesi
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- Media outlets, such as radio and TV, can give people information to improve their health
- News stories and campaigns can also have an impact on people who make decisions
- In supporting health the media should:
- Tell true stories about the things that impact on health in an interesting way
- Give the public an opportunity to debate and talk about health issues
- Report on health and in health emergencies in a way that is responsible and honest
- Hold the government and people who make decisions to account
- Social media and digital platforms can help to expand public coverage of an issue
- Anyone can report on news as and when it happens around them (this known as civic journalism)
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