Local and national media coverage of disaster: a content analysis of the print media's treatment of disaster myths.

By:

Wenger, Dennis

Contributor(s):

Friedman, Barbara Jill

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1986Description: 24p., 1 table, 20 refsSubject(s):

Subject: The article reexamines Goltz's findings, presents additional relevant data from media coverage of Hurricane Alicia and dissects several important methodological issues. The conclusion is a counterpoint observation that the mass communication system does contain mythical elements.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	302.23 WEN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		005276359
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	302.23 WEN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		005278321

Reprinted from International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters; November 1986; Vol 4 No 3; pp27-50

The article reexamines Goltz's findings, presents additional relevant data from media coverage of Hurricane Alicia and dissects several important methodological issues. The conclusion is a counterpoint observation that the mass communication system does contain mythical elements.

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