Rumor Control Centers: their emergence and operations.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1973Description: 7p., 7 refsReport number: 5-RO1-MH-15399-04; DRC-REPRINT-75; Institutional/Corporate BodySubject: Efforts at controlling rumours and informing citizens about the facts of a crisis situation have been institutionalized in various forms and countries. These forms include the nearly universal refutation of rumours by respected leaders, the imposition of censorship, large government bureaucracies such as the U.S. Office of War Information, radio and television open lines, rumour columns in newspapers, and the Rumor Control Centers (RCCs). Among a variety of information centers, RCCs are merely one type, specialized in terms of their functional domain, organizational structure, medium of communication, geographical jurisdiction and in some cases, even their clientele. Here, observations are reported based on the first phase of study of RCCs in the U.S., the sample is from 16 of the 30 identified and contacted
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Reprinted from American Behavioral Scientist; 1973; Vol 16 No 3; pp391-401
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Efforts at controlling rumours and informing citizens about the facts of a crisis situation have been institutionalized in various forms and countries. These forms include the nearly universal refutation of rumours by respected leaders, the imposition of censorship, large government bureaucracies such as the U.S. Office of War Information, radio and television open lines, rumour columns in newspapers, and the Rumor Control Centers (RCCs). Among a variety of information centers, RCCs are merely one type, specialized in terms of their functional domain, organizational structure, medium of communication, geographical jurisdiction and in some cases, even their clientele. Here, observations are reported based on the first phase of study of RCCs in the U.S., the sample is from 16 of the 30 identified and contacted
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