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The paper comments that the news that is provided by today's news industry is a plethora of skewed facts, filtered reporting, and agenda-setting by a few controlling media empires, leaving U.S. citizens grasping for the real story, which is rarely the one related in today's news reporting. The paper discusses a review, over a period of three-weeks, of four articles published in the 'news' media, in order to analyze how information concerning vaccines and autism has been presented and portrayed by them.

Outline:
Introduction
Statement of Thesis
Paul Offit on Autism and VaccinesBernadine Healy M.D. Speaks on Autism and Vaccines
New York Times Report
Health Officials Offer Encouragement For Vaccines
Analysis
Summary and Conclusion

From the Paper:

"The Dallas News report states that the federal government, while Health Officials at both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics "have steadfastly assured the public that vaccines do not cause autism..." appears to "have said exactly the opposite." This report relates that fact that due to heavy filing of lawsuits in 1985 against the makers of vaccine "Congress created the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, financed by a tax on every dose of vaccine."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Morgan, Kim (2008) Health Officials Encourage Immunizations. Chron.com 14 Apr 2008. Online available at: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/katy/news/5698780.html
• Harris, Gardner (2008) Public Forum to Address Safety Issues on Vaccines. 11 Apr 2008. The New York Times. Online available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/11/health/policy/11vaccine.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
• Healy, Bernadine (2008) Fighting the Autism-Vaccine War. 10 April 2008. Brain & Behavior. U.S. News and World Report. Online available at: http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/brain-and-behavior/2008/04/10/fighting-the-autism-vaccine-war.html
• Paul Offit: Autism and Vaccines - A Careless Ruling. Dallas News Opinion Editorial. 78 Apr 2008. Online available at: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/viewpoints/stories/DN-offit_07edi.ART.State.Edition1.4664920.html
• Overholser, Geneva and Jamieson, Kathleen Hall (2005) The Press. Institutions of American Democracy. Oxford University Press.

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