Media risk communication - What was said by whom and how was it interpreted

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 375-394

  McCarthy, Mary ^a   Brennan, Mary ^b   De Boer, Martine ^a   Ritson, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food hazards; Media audit; Newspaper articles; Risk communication

Indexed keywords

CANNING; FOOD PRESERVATION; PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS); RISKS;

FOOD RISKS; GENETICALLY MODIFIED (GM); IRELAND; MEDIA COVERAGE; NEWSPAPER ARTICLES; PRESS RELEASES; RISK COMMUNICATIONS;

PUBLIC RELATIONS;

EID: 46249104629     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669870701566599     Document Type: Article

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