Mediatizing Epidemics: News Coverage of the A (H1N1) Influenza Pandemic of 2009 in Argentina, the United States and Venezuela
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Health journalism, Epidemics, Influenza A (H1N1), Mediatization, CoverageAbstract
This article explores the mediatization of epidemics as object of public discourse through content analysis of news coverage of the A (H1N1) influenza pandemic of 2009 in Argentina, the United States and Venezuela. The results indicate that newspapers followed efforts by public health authorities to create public engagement and, simultaneously, to contain a sense of alarm and control discourse about the pandemic.Downloads
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