Reporting a Potential Pandemic
While quality mediated information does not guarantee accurate public risk perceptions, it provides the public with the means to construct informed risk assessments. This study analyzed four major U.S. newspapers to assess the quality of coverage related to risks posed by avian flu. “Quality of cove...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/1075547007302211 2024-09-30T14:32:36+00:00 Reporting a Potential Pandemic A Risk-Related Assessment of Avian Influenza Coverage in U.S. Newspapers Dudo, Anthony D. Dahlstrom, Michael F. Brossard, Dominique 2007 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1075547007302211 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1075547007302211 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Science Communication volume 28, issue 4, page 429-454 ISSN 1075-5470 1552-8545 journal-article 2007 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/1075547007302211 2024-09-17T04:39:37Z While quality mediated information does not guarantee accurate public risk perceptions, it provides the public with the means to construct informed risk assessments. This study analyzed four major U.S. newspapers to assess the quality of coverage related to risks posed by avian flu. “Quality of coverage” was examined with a five-dimension conceptualization that included measures of risk magnitude, self-efficacy, risk comparisons, sensationalism, and thematic and episodic framing. Findings revealed that coverage was dominated by episodic frames, exhibited high sensationalism, and contained minimal information promoting self-efficacy. Conversely, coverage exhibited high quality in terms of risk magnitude and risk comparison information. Article in Journal/Newspaper Avian flu SAGE Publications Science Communication 28 4 429 454 |
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While quality mediated information does not guarantee accurate public risk perceptions, it provides the public with the means to construct informed risk assessments. This study analyzed four major U.S. newspapers to assess the quality of coverage related to risks posed by avian flu. “Quality of coverage” was examined with a five-dimension conceptualization that included measures of risk magnitude, self-efficacy, risk comparisons, sensationalism, and thematic and episodic framing. Findings revealed that coverage was dominated by episodic frames, exhibited high sensationalism, and contained minimal information promoting self-efficacy. Conversely, coverage exhibited high quality in terms of risk magnitude and risk comparison information. |
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