Sheppard, Norman: NMR-Some Reminiscences

Sheppard, N.

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“…Emergency managers primarily want the public to know how disasters will affect them, how they should think about disasters, and what they should do to prepare for and respond to disasters (Seeger et al , 2003). The media, however, are more interested in determining the cause of disasters and assigning blame and responsibility than in educating the public about how to prepare for disasters (Coombs, 2007; Seeger et al , 2003; Sheppard, 2007; Tierney et al , 2001). In addition, the media often focus on damage caused by disasters rather than resources for recovery by providing testimonials from survivors and other stories of recovery and relief (Littlefield and Quenette, 2007).…”

Section: Role Of the Media In Disastersmentioning

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An analysis of US government and media disaster frames

Liu

2009

Journal of Communication Management

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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the media's disaster coverage reflects the messages disseminated by state emergency management agencies (SEMAs).Design/methodology/approachSEMAs were selected as the unit of analysis because the 2008 National Response Framework designates SEMAs with primary responsibility for managing disaster planning and coordinating the inter‐governmental response to disasters. Specifically, this study identifies ten disaster frames SEMAs use through a qualitative content analysis of all the media releases distributed by three SEMAs (n=303) during a two‐year time frame. It then evaluates whether the coverage reflects SEMA's frames through a quantitative content analysis of 1,088 newspaper articles.FindingsTaken as a whole, the research indicates that framing allows the media to efficiently tell disaster stories, but the media's disaster frames often are not ideal from the perspective of emergency managers. These frames also are affected by individuals and groups outside of the media as well as cultural and societal values.Originality/valueThe paper can help emergency managers identify which disaster frames are best suited for information subsidies (e.g. media releases) and which frames may be better suited for direct‐to‐the public dissemination (e.g. community meetings and public service announcements).

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Section: Role Of the Media In Disastersmentioning

confidence: 99%

An analysis of US government and media disaster frames

Liu

2009

Journal of Communication Management

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Sheppard, Norman: NMR-Some Reminiscences

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An analysis of US government and media disaster frames

An analysis of US government and media disaster frames

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