Media Messages and Perception of Risk for Ebola Virus Infection, United States. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • News media have been blamed for sensationalizing Ebola in the United States, causing unnecessary alarm. To investigate this issue, we analyzed US-focused news stories about Ebola virus disease during July 1-November 30, 2014. We found frequent use of risk-elevating messages, which may have contributed to increased public concern.

publication date

  • January 1, 2017

Research

keywords

  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Ebolavirus
  • Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola
  • Mass Media
  • Perceptual Distortion

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC5176223

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85006387080

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.3201/eid2301.160589

PubMed ID

  • 27983495

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 23

issue

  • 1