News Coverage of Global Disasters

Journalism's Power to Aid Healing and Recovery

Michael McCluskey (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

226 Seiten

2022
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-7936-2536-6 (ISBN)

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News Coverage of Global Disasters: Journalism’s Power to Aid Healing and Recovery addresses an under-explored aspect of news, arguing that journalism helps people heal and recover in the aftermath of significant traumas. This comparative analysis draws from local and international news in eight countries around the world that suffered a natural disaster in 2018. The book evaluates ten news themes that aid healing, coping, hope and recovery during and after a natural disaster. Analysis shows that these ten characteristics are a common element within news, transcending national borders. The book brings together contemporary theories of news choice and practice with examination of the journalistic culture within each country. Analysis also includes contextual and structural factors within each country and national disaster. Evaluation shows some characteristics of a common journalistic culture and other patterns primarily due to unique elements of a national culture. The book mixes quantitative and qualitative data to provide a rich analysis. It also fills a gap in international comparative studies of news content.

Michael McCluskey is professor in the department of communication at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga.

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Tragedies and journalism

Chapter 3: Journalism culture

Chapter 4: Patterns and influences on news about natural disasters

Chapter 5: Survivor stories

Chapter 6: Death stories

Chapter 7: Selfless behavior

Chapter 8: Recovery efforts

Chapter 9: Community, cohesion and intimacy

Chapter 10: Faith, belief and salvation

Chapter 11: Reassurance, purpose or meaning

Chapter 12: Actions

Chapter 13: Blame, responsibility

Chapter 14: External validation

Chapter 15: Country analysis

Chapter 16: Conclusions

Erscheinungsdatum	05.05.2022
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	154 x 219 mm
Gewicht	345 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Journalistik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-7936-2536-0 / 1793625360
ISBN-13	978-1-7936-2536-6 / 9781793625366
Zustand	Neuware