Reporters, news sources, and scientific intervention
The New Madrid earthquake prediction
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 22948082 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Conrad Smith (Department at the University of Wyoming, PO Box 3904, Laramie, WY 82071-3904, USA, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 1996 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Fascículo | 3 |
| Páginas | 205-216 |
| Data de publicação | 1996-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Public Understanding of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0963-6625 • E-ISSN: 1361-6609 |
| Editora | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1088/0963-6625/5/3/002 |
| OpenAlex | W2338377951 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 4 |
| Referências citadas | 10 |
Five major newspapers in the United States published only eight stories about a scientifically legitimate prediction of a 1989 earthquake that caused six billion dollars' damage. The same newspapers published 68 stories about an unscientific prediction of a 1990 earthquake that did not occur. This paper attempts to explain why the unscientific prediction received more scrutiny by examining the journalistic practices that determine what is newsworthy and who is interviewed. The paper also analyses the effectiveness of an organized effort by the scientific community to intervene in the journalistic process.
Civil engineering · Earthquake prediction · Intervention (counseling) · Media studies · Newspaper · Political science · Public relations · Scrutiny · Sociology · Engineering · History · Law · Psychology · Public Relations and Crisis Communication · Seismology and Earthquake Studies
| Obras citantes distintas | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citações por ano | 0,15 |
| Intervalo de citações | 1999 - 2018 (20) |
| Velocidade de citação | historical |
| Altamente citado | Não |
| Tipos de citação | Neutras: 4 |