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Citation

Beullens K, Roe K, Van den Bulck J. J. Saf. Res. 2008; 39(5): 547-553.

Affiliation

Leuven School for Mass Communication Research, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Parkstraat 45 (box 3603), 3000 Leuven, Belgium.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, U.S. National Safety Council, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jsr.2008.09.002

PMID

19010128

Abstract

PROBLEM: Traffic crashes are a major cause of injury and death. Although it has been argued that a skewed estimation of personal risks may be partly attributable to news representations of mortality causes, the manners in which traffic crashes are covered in the news have not received much attention in the literature. METHOD: The current study used content analysis to examine the framing of traffic crashes in television news. RESULTS: The data indicated that Flemish television news does not report traffic crashes from a public health perspective and consequently it misses opportunities to inform the public on the causes and consequences of risk-taking in traffic. IMPACT ON INDUSTRY: It is important that professionals are aware of these findings and stress contextual factors surrounding traffic crashes in their communication with journalists. This may lead to more accurate reports and a more accurate risk perception of viewers.


Language: en

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