A Media Biopsy: Examining the Quality of Cancer Reporting in Australia, 1997 and 2017.

This article investigates the quality of cancer reporting from a time of prosperity to a time of austerity for the press. Australia is a useful case study because of its concentrated press media market that has experienced a decline in the number of newsroom reporters from the 20 to the 21 century. We undertake a content analysis of news stories published in 1997 and 2017 about cancer treatments and cancer medical research.