Information Subsidies and Disaster Coverage: A Qualitative Content Analysis of Press Releases and Newspaper Coverage of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Autor: Fontenot, Maria, Boyle, Kris, Gallagher, Amanda
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Zdroj: Conference Papers -- International Communication Association; 2008 Annual Meeting, p1-25, 25p, 3 Charts
Abstrakt: This study examined coverage of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in five newspapers based on themes introduced through government press releases. Specifically, it compared the newspaper coverage to the press releases and investigated the role of the releases as information subsidies in the coverage. The findings suggested that the releases were not used as information subsidies in the way the newspapers reported the disasters because there was no connection between information provided by press releases and stories covered by newspapers. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Supplemental Index