Print News and Health Psychology
Some Observations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4227437 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Esther Thorson (0000-0002-6514-801X, University of Missouri) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 175-182 |
| Publication date | 2006-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1359105306061178 |
| PMID | 16464917 |
| OpenAlex | W1999974145 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 24 |
This commentary overviews the look of health news in American print journalism and the research that suggests how health news creates influence at both the individual and policy levels. Crime and violence are argued to be public health issues, but unfortunately they are often not treated as such. There is clearly room for improvement in all areas of health news, but unfortunately the extreme stress that newspapers are under to maintain their high profit margins suggests that the resources for such improvement are unlikely to be available. Examination of the Minneapolis Star Tribune's coverage of health, crime and violence exemplifies problematic aspects
Criminology · Health communication · Journalism · Media studies · News media · Newspaper · Political science · Public health · Public relations · Sociology · Media Influence and Health · Media Studies and Communication · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Media and Politics
Analysis of newspaper coverage of world cancer day
Newspaper Coverage of Intimate Partner Violence
Civic journalism meets civic social science
Locking Out the Mother Corp
Fit to Print
Peace Journalism
Health information from elite to popular media
Developing a Critical Media Research Agenda for Health Psychology
Constructing health news
Influences of Media Exposure on Chinese University Students' Attitudes and Perceptions of Intimate Partner Violence
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2022 (17) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |