Reporting on risk : how the mass media portray accidents, diseases, disasters, and other hazards /
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Russell Sage Foundation,
1993.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Why Look at the Reporting of Risk?
- 2. The Natural History of Hazard Reporting
- 3. Which Hazards Do the Media Feature, and Which Do They Ignore?
- 4. The Effect of Geographic Location on the Coverage of Hazards
- 5. Information About Hazards: Their Benefits and Costs
- 6. Blame
- 7. The Use of Sources in the Reporting of Hazards
- 8. How Accurately Do the Media Report on Risk?
- 9. Looking Back and Looking Forward
- Appendix A: Categories of Hazard and Selection Rules
- Appendix B: Examples of Coding Forms
- Appendix C: News Stories and Scientific Articles on Which Accuracy Analysis is Based.
