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Contribution to Book
Media Impact on Disaster Public Policy
Digital Nation: New Media, Old Teachers, Learning & Citizenship (2014)
  • John R Fisher, Utah Valley University
Abstract

Decades of research suggest the media play a secondary role in the development of public policy. This appears to be equally true in media coverage of disasters. While the media may heighten awareness of an issue, individual public opinion leaders, particularly the wealthy and influential, have greater impact on the formation of public policy.

Keywords
  • Disasters,
  • Public Policy,
  • Media Coverage,
  • Homeland Security,
  • Hurricane Katrina
Publication Date
2014
Editor
Ruhul H. Kuddus, Jill O. Jasperson, & Angie McKinnon Carter
Publisher
Utah Valley University
ISBN
281-0-05001-164-6
Publisher Statement
Proceedings of the 12th Annual Utah Valley University Conference by the Faculty. Copyright 2014, Utah Valley University. Used by permission of the author.
Citation Information
John R Fisher. "Media Impact on Disaster Public Policy" Orem, UTDigital Nation: New Media, Old Teachers, Learning & Citizenship (2014)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/john_fisher/25/