Journal article
Commentary: Pending crises: Crisis journalism and SARS in Australia
Asia Pacific Media Educator, Vol.20, pp.269-276
2010
Abstract
This commentary examines the broad discourse of crises and crisis reporting/journalism in Australia (and parts of Southeast Asia) during the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome health crisis of 2003. It looks at how definitions of crisis/es and crisis journalism were invoked in media reports and broader discourse around the mysterious illness, which was eventually termed ‘SARS’. It then considers how Australia and the Australian media, although not a country closely affected as far as victims or casualties were concerned, dealt with SARS. This, we suggest, holds insights for journalism practitioners and researchers in the wayhow we approach and think about crises, especially health crises.
Details
- Title
- Commentary: Pending crises: Crisis journalism and SARS in Australia
- Authors/Creators
- T. Lee (Author/Creator)J. Bottomley (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Asia Pacific Media Educator, Vol.20, pp.269-276
- Publisher
- University of Wollongong
- Identifiers
- 991005545441807891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Media, Communication and Culture
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher URL
- http://ro.uow.edu.au/apme/vol1/iss20/27/
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