Challenges in covering health disparities in local news media: An exploratory analysis assessing views of journalists

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 487-494

  Wallington, Sherrie Flynt ^a   Blake, Kelly D ^a,b   Taylor Clark, Kalahn ^a,c   Viswanath, K ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health; Health disparities; Health reporting; News framing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLISHING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BOSTON; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; JOURNALISM, MEDICAL; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 78650195291     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-009-9217-x     Document Type: Article

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