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The Role of Media in Risk Management Processes—Analysis of the News Coverage of the Forest Fires in Spain

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  • Ariadna Rodríguez-Teijeiro

    (Department of Sociology and Sciences Communication, A Coruña University, 15005 A Coruña, Spain)

  • Laura Román-Masedo

    (Department of Sociology and Sciences Communication, A Coruña University, 15005 A Coruña, Spain)

Abstract

This paper focuses on the analysis of information on environmental catastrophes published in the digital editions of different national and regional newspapers, from a theoretical perspective that situates them as possible amplifiers of the social perception of risk or generators of alarm among the population in situations of risk or catastrophe. Within this framework, the general objective of the research was to find out to what extent the analysed media (a) transmit specialized, accurate, truthful and contrasted information that moves away from the characteristics of sensationalist news; (b) are useful sources of information for the public in the face of the possibility that they may act as generators of confusion and biased perceptions; and (c) show “ communication gaps ” in their news in relation to two cases of forest fires in Spain: the fires in Galicia in 2017 and those in Gran Canaria in 2019. The results obtained highlight the need for the media to make an effort to transmit truthful and useful communication for citizens in situations of crisis or catastrophe.

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  • Ariadna Rodríguez-Teijeiro & Laura Román-Masedo, 2023. "The Role of Media in Risk Management Processes—Analysis of the News Coverage of the Forest Fires in Spain," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 12(12), pages 1-19, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:12:y:2023:i:12:p:688-:d:1301282
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