Analysis of Mesothelioma Press Release

by: Megan Gosch
In the press release "Concerns Over Potential Mesothelioma Threat Lead to Environmental Meeting, Says Surviving Mesothelioma," for the San Francisco Chronicle, the public meeting is a meeting of some of the nation's top health and environmental officials in Washington to discuss the mineral called mesothelioma.
The role of this meeting in Washington is one of the main subjects of the press release. The story is announcing the meeting and drawing attention to the issues associated with mesothelioma. The story's focus is why officials are meeting to discuss the mineral, which is that mesothelioma is a known carcinogen and the American public must be protected from it.
The information from this story was attributed to a number of sources including the Surviving Mesothelioma website, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, Fairwarning.com, and the U.S. Geological Survey to analyze what mesothelioma is exactly and what kinds of dangers it may threaten.