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Peer reviewedYoung, Marilyn J.; Launer, Michael K. – Journal of Communication, 1991
Demonstrates that a review of news coverage and an analysis of two documentary films in the context of Soviet cultural values and political stakes suggests that the rhetorical reconstruction of Chernobyl contributed to the legitimation of nuclear power and the environment as public issues. (PRA)
Descriptors: Documentaries, Foreign Countries, Mass Media Effects, Mass Media Role
Download full textFriedman, Sharon M.; And Others – 1989
Critics of coverage of nuclear power have charged that the media overemphasize the importance of nuclear accidents, encourage public fear, and omit information vital to public understanding of nuclear power and risk. Some also feel there is an anti-nuclear bias among reporters and editors. A study was conducted to determine if such charges were…
Descriptors: Broadcast Television, Foreign Countries, Hazardous Materials, Mass Media Role
