The influence of outrage factors on journalists' gatekeeping of health risks

Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 959-969

  You, Myoungsoon ^a,b   Ju, Youngkee ^c,d  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Hallym University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Food risk; Gatekeeping; News coverage; Outrage factors; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH RISK; MASS MEDIA; RISK PERCEPTION;

KOREA;

EID: 84960847885     PISSN: 10776990     EISSN: 2161430X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077699015596339     Document Type: Review

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