Local mass media operations, problems and products in disasters.
Material type: TextLanguage: ENG Series: Miscellaneous report (University of Delaware. Disaster Research Center) ; No 19Publication details: 1989Description: 127p., 120 refsReport number: CES-8504423; AcademicSubject: Communication and radio systemsSubject: Community servicesSubject: Emergency communicationsSubject: Emergency responseSubject: Final summary report of a long-term study by the Disaster Research Center on local mass media responses to community disasters. This project examined not only the degrees and kinds of involvement of radio, television, and newspapers in community disasters, but also the organizational structures and news processing patterns that emerged within and among these media during emergencies. In addition, the investigation looked at problems encountered by the media and analysed ;the content of the information that was finally aired and printed. The report should be of interest to researchers and members of the media concerned with their role in disasters. An extensive bibliography on mass media and disasters is also includedSubject: Mass mediaItem type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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This volume is the same as the Final Report provided to National Science Foundation under the title of "Mass Media Systems and Community Hazards and Disasters", except for the addition of an annotated bibliography
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Communication and radio systems
Community services
Emergency communications
Emergency response
Final summary report of a long-term study by the Disaster Research Center on local mass media responses to community disasters. This project examined not only the degrees and kinds of involvement of radio, television, and newspapers in community disasters, but also the organizational structures and news processing patterns that emerged within and among these media during emergencies. In addition, the investigation looked at problems encountered by the media and analysed ;the content of the information that was finally aired and printed. The report should be of interest to researchers and members of the media concerned with their role in disasters. An extensive bibliography on mass media and disasters is also included
Mass media
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