Constructing the News: The Role of Local Newspapers in Environmental Risk Communication

Professional Geographer

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 216-226

  Wakefield, Sarah E L ^a   Elliott, Susan J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental assessment; Newspapers; Risk communication; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; MEDIA ROLE; PERCEPTION; RISK PERCEPTION;

CANADA;

EID: 0037932742     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0033-0124.5502009     Document Type: Article

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