The Role of the Media and Media Hypes in the Aftermath of Disasters

Vasterman, Peter; Yzermans, C. Joris; Dirkzwager, Anja

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“…Research has suggested that public health messages play an important part in affecting psychological reactions to disasters. [47][48][49] The promotion of posia a tive cognitions might be an important pathway for these effects. Systematic research to explore this possibility is needed.…”

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Mental illness and suicidality after hurricane Katrina

Kessler¹

2006

Bull World Health Organ

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Mental illness and suicidality after hurricane Katrina

Kessler¹

2006

Bull World Health Organ

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“…the warnings were disseminated to the public by the media. in fact, the role of media has been increa sing in the dissemination of the information related to natural d isasters (Vasterman, et al 2005;Barnes et al, 2008) not only live, but especially on online archives (tschoegl et al, 2006;santos et al, 2007;santos, 2011;santos and Queirós, 2013). the media also played an important role in the dissemination of the witnesses' accounts by provi ding videos, photos and reports online.…”

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Impacts of the storm Hercules in Portugal

Santos¹,

Mendes

Corte‐Real

2015

Finisterra

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João corte-real 3 abstract -the aim of this study is to analyse the impacts of the Hercules storm in Portugal. the storm occurred from January 5 th to 7 th , 2014. a brief characterization of the storm was conducted and the witnesses' accounts were compiled, complemented with field survey before and after the storm. the results show that this event had origin in a strong system of low pressure that hit Portugal. the system triggered strong sea waves with long periods, run-ups between 6 to 9 m, and inundation depths mostly under 1 m. the effects on the Portuguese coastline showed some weaknesses in the spatial planning management: (i) the fact that a wave train res tricted to the beaches, front streets, ports and marinas caused significant damage; (ii) some people ignored the emergency management authorities, putting themselves in a risk situation. Keywords:Hercules storm, media, witnesses' accounts, field survey, risk awareness.resumo -iMpacto da teMpeStade Hercules, eM portugal. neste estudo, analisam--se os impactos da tempestade Hércules, que atingiu Portugal entre os dias 5 e 7 de Janeiro de 2014. Caracteriza-se brevemente a tempestade, e apresentam-se os relatos das testemunhas e os resultados do trabalho de campo anterior e posterior à tempestade. este evento teve origem num forte sistema depressionário que provocou forte agitação marítima, ondas de longo período, run-ups de 6 a 9 m, com profundidades de inundação em geral inferiores a 1m. Os efeitos no litoral português ilustram algumas fraquezas no ordenamento e gestão do território: (i) o facto de um conjunto de ondas, mesmo restringidas às praias, marginais, portos e marinas, ter cau sado elevados prejuízos materiais; (ii) a circunstância de os avisos das autoridades da gestão da emergência terem sido ignorados por indivíduos, que assim se colocaram em situação de risco. , XLiX, 98, 2014, pp. 197-220 198 A. Santos, S. Mendes and J. Corte-Real résumé -iMpactS de la teMpête Hercule au portugal. La tempête "Hercule" a touché le Portugal du 5 au 7 janvier 2014. Pour analyser ses conséquences, on l'a sommairement caractérisée, on a recueilli divers témoignages et on a observé le terrain, avant et après la tempête. Ce système dépressionnaire accentué a provoqué une forte agitation maritime, avec des vagues de longue période et de 6 à 9 m d'amplitude. Les dégâts enregistrés révèlent certaines faiblesses de gestion de la part des autorités : i) il est anormal que des vagues n'ayant touché qu'une étroite bande littorale aient provoqué de tels dégâts matériels; ii) Les avis de danger émis par l'organisme chargé de gérer les situations périlleuses ont été ignorées par certaines personnes, qui ont ainsi couru des risques. Palavras

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“…Ecologists concerned with wildlife conservation are interested in long-term studies, sound experimental design and rigorous standards in publication. Role of the media following disasters Vasterman et al (2005) examined the role of the media in the aftermath of disasters in relation to health. Their conclusions reached beyond their own discipline, and are most relevant to conserving our zoological heritage.…”

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Disasters for wildlife: an analysis of media attention

Lunney¹,

Moon²

2012

Australian Zoologist

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When disasters occur, media reporting tends to focus on the impacts on humans and their property, with only occasional references made to impacts on natural assets such as wildlife. We looked at a range of print and internet media sources to examine the way the media treat wildlife in their reporting of disasters. We found a growing media interest in wildlife problems from earlier analyses, at least partly generated by growing awareness of the risks to wildlife posed by global warming, a hot media topic. Scientists were rarely directly reported, but when they were the message came through loud and clear, calling for better bases for government actions to conserve wildlife. The media industry is separate to academic science and the policy and management world of governments, but has a responsibility to carry important information from these bodies to the wider community. For their part, wildlife scientists should make more effort to set priorities and to inform reporting, recognising that the media influence the political agenda. If global warming is making Australia more disaster-prone (New York Times 30 September 2009), the consequences for wildlife need to be understood and widely communicated, as a precondition for protective actions.

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The Role of the Media and Media Hypes in the Aftermath of Disasters

Cited by 265 publications

References 45 publications

Mental illness and suicidality after hurricane Katrina

Mental illness and suicidality after hurricane Katrina

Impacts of the storm Hercules in Portugal

Disasters for wildlife: an analysis of media attention

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