@article{ref1,
title="If it bleeds, it leads: the construction of workplace injury in Canadian newspapers, 2009-2014",
journal="International journal of occupational and environmental health",
year="2015",
author="Barnetson, Bob and Foster, Jason",
volume="21",
number="3",
pages="258-265",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Public perceptions of workplace injuries are shaped by media reports, but the accuracy of such reports is unknown. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: This study identifies differences between workers' compensation claims data and newspaper reports of workplace injuries in Canadian newspapers and media sources. <br><br>METHODS: This study applies quantitative content analysis to 245 Canadian English-language newspaper articles from 2009 to 2014. Workers' compensation claims data is drawn from the Association of Workers' Compensation Boards of Canada. <br><br>RESULTS: Newspapers dramatically overreport fatalities, injuries to men, injuries in the construction and mining/quarrying/oil industries, injuries stemming from contact with objects/equipment and fires/explosions, and acute physical injuries such as burns, fractures, intracranial injuries, and traumatic injuries. Newspaper reporters tend to rely upon government, police/firefighter, and employer accounts, rarely recounting the perspectives of workers. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Newspapers overreported fatalities, injuries to men, and injuries in the construction and mining/quarrying/oil industries. This results in a misleading picture of occupational injuries in Canada.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-3525",
doi="10.1179/2049396715Y.0000000003",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/2049396715Y.0000000003"
}