Newspaper coverage of dramatic events and the reconstruction of risk.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1989Description: 37p., 12 tables, 29 refsSubject(s): Subject: Risk is treated here as a cultural phenomenon created and recreated through discourse. Newspaper coverage of three types of risks - toxic wastes, earthquakes, and air travel - is compared 12 months before and 12 months after a dramatic event symbolizing each risk. Quantitative analysis of 1,241 articles in the Los Angeles Times showed that dramatic events were followed by increases in both the frequency and prominence of articles dealing with the policy issues associated with risk.
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Australian Emergency Management Library | BOOK | 302.12 STA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 005264362 |
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Risk is treated here as a cultural phenomenon created and recreated through discourse. Newspaper coverage of three types of risks - toxic wastes, earthquakes, and air travel - is compared 12 months before and 12 months after a dramatic event symbolizing each risk. Quantitative analysis of 1,241 articles in the Los Angeles Times showed that dramatic events were followed by increases in both the frequency and prominence of articles dealing with the policy issues associated with risk.
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