Resumen de How to spin the science news.
The article reports on U.S. institutions including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that are arm-twisting media outlets such as the National Public Radio into relinquishing their reportorial independence in exchange for a scoop. Topics include the danger associated with attempt to control sourcing, the tendency of scientific and government agencies to use embargo to control the behavior of the science press, and the duty of a journalist to prevent these agencies to constrain them.
