2021
DOI: 10.1111/risa.13731
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The role of the media in the amplification of a contested health risk: Rubber granulate on sport fields

Abstract: This study aims to increase insights into the potential role of the media in the amplification and attenuation of modern risks in society, by studying the dynamics and contents of the newspaper coverage about the potential health risk posed by rubber granulate in the Netherlands. We thematically analysed 153 national newspaper articles about the risks posed by rubber granulate between September 2016 and February 2017. Our results suggest that newspaper coverage might have contributed to heightened public risk … Show more

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“…We read with interest the article by de Vries et al on the role of the media in communicating about risks linked to crumb rubber (Vries et al, 2021). We come from a range of scientific disciplines including toxicology, risk and media analysis and policy, and have researched crumb rubber (also referred to as tire crumb or rubber granulate) infill and its alternatives in sports fields.…”
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