The rise and fall of risk reporting: Media coverage of human genetics research, 'false memory syndrome' and 'mad cow disease'

European Journal of Communication

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 319-350

  Kitzinger, Jenny ^a   Reilly, Jacquie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food; Health; News production; Risk society; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031286026     PISSN: 02673231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0267323197012003002     Document Type: Article

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