Do the leads tell the whole story? An analysis of story leads of the Walkerton, Ontario E. coli contamination of drinking water supplies

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 583-603

  Mistry, Bhavnita ^a   Driedger, S Michelle ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

communication; media; perceptions; risk; story structure

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CANADA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SEEKING; MASS MEDIUM; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLICATION; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIETY; STORYTELLING; TELECOMMUNICATION; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 84865210175     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: 14698331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698575.2012.701275     Document Type: Article

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