An exploration of the effects of victim visuals on perceptions and reactions to crisis events

Public Relations Review

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 115-120

  Coombs, W Timothy ^a   Holladay, Sherry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crisis; Crisis communication; Reputation; Visual images

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953309045     PISSN: 03638111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pubrev.2011.01.006     Document Type: Article

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