| Shared Vulnerability: The Media and American Perceptions of the Bhopal Disaster Contributor(s): Wilkins, Lee (Author), Black Wilkins, Lillian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313252653 ISBN-13: 9780313252655 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 1987 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies - Social Science | Media Studies |
| Dewey: 070.449 |
| LCCN: 86025838 |
| Lexile Measure: 1390 |
| Series: Contributions to the Study of Mass Media and Communications, |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.85 lbs) 188 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book chronicles the American media's coverage of the 1984 chemical spill in Bhopal, India, and its aftermath in the US. It explains how the press reported about Bhopal and examines journalism's subsequent influence on public perceptions about technological safety. . . . It is an excellent addition to university collections in science writing, journalism criticism, and mass media research and should be useful to undergraduates at all levels. Choice More than two years after the Bhopal disaster, fatalities and illnesses in this central Indian city continue to be reported by U.S. media. Litigation involving Union Carbide still makes the front page. In this new book, Professor Wilkins offers a unique case study of news accounts of the worst industrial accident in history, combining a detailed review of media coverage with an analysis of public reaction to those reports. |