The Chernobyl Accident in the Italian Press
A `Media Story-Line
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7493514 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anna Triandafyllidou (0000-0001-6760-0033, University of Surrey, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 517-536 |
| Publication date | 1995-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Discourse & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0957-9265 • E-ISSN: 1460-3624 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0957926595006004004 |
| OpenAlex | W2075415905 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 5 |
This paper proposes the concept of `a media story-line' as a useful analytical tool for the study of media discourse. The Italian press coverage of the explosion at the nuclear reactor in Chernobyl in April 1986 is chosen as a suitable case study. A sample of 75 newspaper articles published during 1987-1991 in the Italian daily press is analysed in terms of issues and framing packages. A `media story' told in the newspapers about the accident and its consequences is reconstructed within each year-sample separately. A `media story-line' is thus traced and the transformation of the event of the accident to a social metaphor is examined
Accident (philosophy · Archaeology · Epistemology · Framing (construction · Linguistics · Mass media · Media coverage · Media studies · Metaphor · Newspaper · Political science · Sample (material · Sociology · History · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Philosophy · Public Relations and Crisis Communication · Radio, Podcasts, and Digital Media
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.23 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2020 (25) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |