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Download full textDunwoody, Sharon; Shields, Steven – 1984
A study investigated the possibility that news sources account for the pattern of journalistic topic selection. It was hypothesized that the proportions of content in raw news materials made available to reporters by sources would be similar to the proportion of content found in published stories, and that the proportions of sources for these raw…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Information Sources, Journalism, Media Research
Dunwoody, Sharon; And Others – 1986
Researchers have determined that the lay public makes risk judgments in ways that are very different from those advocated by scientists. Noting that these differences have caused considerable concern among those who promote and regulate health and safety, a study examined media coverage of the accident at the Robert E. Ginna nuclear power plant…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Mass Media Effects, Media Research, News Reporting
