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OverviewHealth and safety risk issues such as AIDS, hazardous waste disposal, airline disasters, and health care policy frequently dominate the news and require a new level of sensitivity and expertise on the part of journalists. This volume focuses on a study of the trends in risk reporting and offers guidelines on how to report the dangers of these risks more accurately. It also examines the ethical implications of reporting risks to the public. This work will be of interest to those studying communication, specifically in the areas of ethics in journalism and public health and medical reporting. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Albert Okunade , Jim WillisPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.376kg ISBN: 9780275952983ISBN 10: 0275952983 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 23 July 1997 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface The Field of Risk Communication The Journalist and the Pursuit of Truth The Scientist and the Pursuit of Truth Covering Medical News Covering Environmental Risks Covering Disasters The Influence of TV, Movies, and the Internet Covering the Health Care Story Ethical Issues in Risk Communication Appendix: In-Depth Reporting Examples Selected Bibliography IndexReviews?This book can be a valuable teaching aid or stand as one of two books in a class on this reporting specialty....Students should find this book clearly written and sound in its advice. The ethical challenges force students to think about story selection, content, timing, and treatment. The examples offered should help students delineate between wise and ethical reports and those which are harmful. The ethics discussion is particularly insightful....This book challenges the reporter to understand and report the most sound conclusion in a manner that is sympathetic to the interests of key individuals....We need reporters who can report accurately and responsibly on risks. This book contributes to that goal.?-Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly ?This book can be a valuable teaching aid or stand as one of two books in a class on this reporting specialty....Students should find this book clearly written and sound in its advice. The ethical challenges force students to think about story selection, content, timing, and treatment. The examples offered should help students delineate between wise and ethical reports and those which are harmful. The ethics discussion is particularly insightful....This book challenges the reporter to understand and report the most sound conclusion in a manner that is sympathetic to the interests of key individuals....We need reporters who can report accurately and responsibly on risks. This book contributes to that goal.?-Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly This book can be a valuable teaching aid or stand as one of two books in a class on this reporting specialty....Students should find this book clearly written and sound in its advice. The ethical challenges force students to think about story selection, content, timing, and treatment. The examples offered should help students delineate between wise and ethical reports and those which are harmful. The ethics discussion is particularly insightful....This book challenges the reporter to understand and report the most sound conclusion in a manner that is sympathetic to the interests of key individuals....We need reporters who can report accurately and responsibly on risks. This book contributes to that goal. -Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly Author InformationJIM WILLIS, a former newspaper reporter and editor, holds the Hardin Chair of Excellence in Managerial Journalism at the University of Memphis. Professor Willis is the author of several books on journalism and the mass media including The Age of Multimedia and Turbonews (Praeger, 1994). ALBERT ADELOWO OKUNADE is Professor of Economics in the Fogelman College of Business and Economics at the University of Memphis. He has published more than 40 journal articles. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |