Bad Tidings: Communication and Catastrophe

by Lynne Masel-Walters (Editor), Lee Wilkins (Editor), Tim Walters (Editor)

First Published in 1993. In the 1970s, a book collecting research about the mass media and their role in disasters would have been unimaginable. This book, then, is an attempt to compile a somewhat eclectic view of research on mass communication and catastrophe. The editors have attempted to provide a sampling of the most recent empirical work on the mass media and disasters, including everything from content analysis of media reports to studies of audience response to those events.

214 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1988