Michael McCluskey

News Coverage of Global Disasters (eBook, ePUB)

Journalism's Power to Aid Healing and Recovery

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

News Coverage of Global Disasters: Journalism's Power to Aid Healing and Recovery addresses an underexplored 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. This 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. McCluskey 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. Scholars interested in journalism, crisis communication, and media studies will find this book particularly useful.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. November 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781793625359
• Artikelnr.: 60481517

Autorenporträt

By Michael McCluskey

Inhaltsangabe

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