Understanding the emergence of infectious diseases: Social representations and mass media

The present study examines social representations of the threat created by emerging infectious diseases. A free association experiment was carried out in which the stimulus was a news item where the framing of a discourse (human interest vs. attribution of responsibility) was manipulated. Results sh...

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Main Authors: Nahia Idoiaga Mondragon, Lorena Gil de Montes, José Valencia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Navarra 2018-09-01
Series:Communication & Society (Formerly Comunicación y Sociedad)
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Online Access:https://revistas.unav.edu/index.php/communication-and-society/article/view/35704