a nuclear power accident, but fail to report the actual number of people killed so far nuclear power, a miniscule total. Moreover, only 16 percent of the stories sur- veyed compared the possible costs and benefits of a risky activity. In most stories, journalists imply that the costs of an activity outweigh its benefits, while failing to give the reader the information needed to reach an inde- pendent assessment. "None of the media," say the authors, "is very infor- mative in providing...