Outrage Factors in Government Press Releases of Food Risk and Their Influence on News Media Coverage

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 879-887

  Ju, Youngkee ^a   Lim, Jeongsub ^b   Shim, Minsun ^c   You, Myoungsoon ^d  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Sogang University   (South Korea)

^c Inha University   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; FOOD; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

FOOD; GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84937628856     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2015.1018602     Document Type: Article

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