Risky business
Covering slow‐onset hazards as rapidly developing news
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7971275 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lee Wilkins (University of Missouri), Philip Patterson (Oklahoma Christian University) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 11-23 |
| Publication date | 1990-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1058-4609 • E-ISSN: 1091-7675 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10584609.1990.9962884 |
| OpenAlex | W2066127717 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 19 |
The emerging field of risk communication has yet to thoroughly grapple with how the mass media report risk. Through a content analysis of five newspapers noted for their science reporting, newspaper coverage of four environmental hazards is compared to media coverage of more traditional risky events. In general, these slow‐to‐develop stories are reported in much the same way as more traditional disaster stories. News accounts emphasized an event orientation, framed risks in terms of human activity rather than social and political contexts, described risk in terms of harms and benefits, and relied on traditional sources. The authors then explore how this version of mass‐mediated risk might change current definitions of risk communication and how a mediated construction of risk may influence public perception of the political choices these issues raise
Advertising · Biology and political orientation · Business · Content analysis · Event (particle physics · Mass media · Media bias · Media coverage · Media studies · News media · Newspaper · Perception · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Risk analysis (engineering · Risk communication · Risk perception · Social science · Sociology · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Law · Psychology · Public Relations and Crisis Communication · Risk Perception and Management · Social Psychology
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Drought and declining reservoirs
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Inside, outside, and beyond media logic
Bringing the Issue Back in
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Selling Science
Human inference
Newspaper Coverage of Causes of Death
Content Analysis for the Social Sciences and Humanities
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Risk Analysis and the Construction of News
Calculating Risk
Reporting Hazards
Blueprint for Breakdown
Risk and Culture
Shared Vulnerability
The Agenda-Setting Function of Mass Media
| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,37 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 2025 (35) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |