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Peer reviewedFriedman, Sharon M.; And Others – Journal of Communication, 1987
Evaluates how well the media guided readers and viewers through the Chernobyl disaster. Concludes that the press and television did not provide enough radiation and risk information in their coverage of the Chernobyl accident, but what was provided was appropriate, even-handed, and conservative. (NKA)
Descriptors: Accidents, Content Analysis, Foreign Countries, Information Sources
Peer reviewedCronholm, Margareta; Sandell, Rolf – Journal of Communication, 1981
Reviews research on the role of scientists, mass media and journalists, audience interests and habits, information content and design on the dissemination of scientific information. (JMF)
Descriptors: Audiences, Communication Research, Content Analysis, Information Dissemination
Peer reviewedPfund, Nancy; Hofstadter, Laura – Journal of Communication, 1981
Examines the effects of media coverage of biomedical innovations, such as industrial recombinant DNA, on public opinion and public awareness of scientific events. (JMF)
Descriptors: Biomedicine, Content Analysis, Current Events, Information Sources
Peer reviewedGale, Robert Peter – Journal of Communication, 1987
Considers who is at risk in a disaster such as Chernobyl. Assesses the difficulty in translating information regarding radiation to the public and in determining the acceptability of technological risks. (NKA)
Descriptors: Community Benefits, Content Analysis, Foreign Countries, Information Sources
Peer reviewedWilkins, Lee; Patterson, Philip – Journal of Communication, 1987
Explains that the news media commit fundamental errors of attribution in covering risk situations by (1) treating them as novelties, (2) failing to analyze the entire system, and (3) using insufficiently analytical language. (NKA)
Descriptors: Chemical Reactions, Content Analysis, Cultural Context, Foreign Countries
