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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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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