Newspaper Coverage of Causes of Death¶
Combs, B., & Slovic, P. (1979). Newspaper Coverage of Causes of Death. Journalism Quarterly.
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- Newsworthiness
- Barbara Combs and Paul Slovic (1979) compared how often U.S. newspapers reported various causes of death against how often those causes actually occur
This sourceThe comparison of newspaper reporting frequency of causes of death against actual mortality. Over-reporting of homicides, accidents, tornadoes and fires and under-reporting of diabetes, stroke, emphysema relative to their death tolls.
- Barbara Combs and Paul Slovic (1979) compared how often U.S. newspapers reported various causes of death against how often those causes actually occur
- Spotlight Fallacy
- A companion analysis (Combs and Slovic, 1979) found these misjudgments tracked newspaper coverage: causes the press reported disproportionately were judged disproportionately frequent
This sourceNewspaper coverage of causes of death, compared with their actual frequencies.
- A companion analysis (Combs and Slovic, 1979) found these misjudgments tracked newspaper coverage: causes the press reported disproportionately were judged disproportionately frequent
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