“…Other studies concentrating on relationships between specialty-beat reporters and their sources found that such reporters often use the same sources con-Research tinually, building strong bonds with them (Chermak, 1995;Dunwoody, 1979;Gandy, 1982;Holland, 2009;Ten Eyck, 2000) and often focusing almost exclusively on institutional representatives who may be depended upon to furnish information (Ericson, Baranek, & Chan, 1993;Sumpter & Braddock, 2002). Other researchers have called for media to concentrate to an even greater extent on scientists as sources for complex stories (Dunwoody, Brossard & Dudo, 2009;Holland, 2009;Ramsey, 1999), although they note that a reporter's ability to deal effectively with such expert sources may depend heavily upon that reporter's science training (Grantham & Irani, 2004;Vestal & Briers, 1999;Wingenbach, Rutherford, & Dunsford, 2003).…”