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Expert knowledge

What we can and can't expect from 'experts' in the media
By Petra Boynton

This guide is intended to alert journalists and the public to the use of experts, warning that the most easily accessible 'expert' may not be the best qualified.

It includes:

  • What an expert can discuss.
  • What an expert can not discuss.
  • A checklist to help judge the credentials of an 'expert'.
  • A list of, and links to, professional bodies to help find experts and view their professional guidelines.

The full guidelines can be downloaded here:
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