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Media and apocalypse : news coverage of the Yellowstone forest fires, Exxon Valdez oil spill, and Loma Prieta earthquake
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Media and apocalypse : news coverage of the Yellowstone forest fires, Exxon Valdez oil spill, and Loma Prieta earthquake

Author: Conrad Smith
Publisher: Westport, Conn. ; London : Greenwood Pub. Group, 1992.
Series: Contributions to the study of mass media and communications, no. 36.
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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Smith, Conrad, 1940-
Media and apocalypse.
Westport, Conn. ; London : Greenwood Pub. Group, 1992
(OCoLC)645845241
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Conrad Smith
ISBN: 0313277257 9780313277252
OCLC Number: 25509753
Description: xv, 213 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents: 1. Catastrophes and the News Media --
2. How Events Become News: The Search for Truth --
3. "This Is What's Left of Yellowstone Tonight": Urban Reporters and Wilderness Fire --
4. The Unthinkable Happens: Oil in Prince William Sound --
5. A Prediction Comes True: The 1989 "World Series" Earthquake --
6. News Practices and Catastrophes: Reporters, Symbols, and Public Myths --
7. Reporters and Experts: Strategies for Better Journalism --
Appendix: Details of the Research Methods.
Series Title: Contributions to the study of mass media and communications, no. 36.
Responsibility: Conrad Smith.

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