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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Smith, Conrad, 1940- Media and apocalypse. Westport, Conn. ; London : Greenwood Pub. Group, 1992 (OCoLC)645845241 |
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| 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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