Reporting on Risks: The Practice and Ethics of Health and Safety Communication

Jim Willis

ISBN 10: 0275952983 / ISBN 13: 9780275952983

Published by Greenwood Press, 1997

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242 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reporting on Risks: The Practice and Ethics of Health and Safety Communication
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0275952983
• ISBN 13: 9780275952983
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.38 kilograms

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Synopsis

Health 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.

About the Author

Jim Willis holds the Hardin Chair of Excellence in Journalism at the University of Memphis, USA. He has authored or co-authored seven books on journalism and the news media and he continues to report on significant events for newspapers such as The Daily Oklahoman.