2.15 Self-teaching question (2)

Click on the following links to press releases announcing scientific advances:

Moderate drinking may boost memory, study suggests
[ http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-10/osu-mdm102506.php ]

Rapid diagnosis tests for meningococcal meningitis
[ http://www.wfsj.org/course/en/L2/Press01.html ]

IDRC announces new research program on communicable diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean
[ http://www.wfsj.org/course/en/L2/Press03.html ]

Answer the following questions:

Who has issued the press release?
What is the agenda of the publicity team? (e.g. do they work for a university, a private company, the government?)
What is the reputation of the scientists whose work is being announced?
What contact information is provided? (Is it for the scientists, the organisation or PR team?)
Have the scientists published articles previously in peer-reviewed scientific journals?
Are quotes or contact details provided by independent experts?