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Media In Crisis: Journalistic Norms In Natural Disaster Coverage, Lindsey Hall Jan 2018

Media In Crisis: Journalistic Norms In Natural Disaster Coverage, Lindsey Hall

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Nearing the end of 2017, the United States and the Caribbean were struck with back-to-back natural disasters that left the country in shock and turmoil. Among the three hurricanes that struck sequentially, Hurricane Harvey landed in Texas approximately on August 25th, 2017 and Hurricane Maria hit the Caribbean and Puerto Rico around September 20th, 2017. These disasters were a test for the new presidential cabinet of how they would handle their first natural disaster. Hurricane Maria and Hurricane Harvey caused similar levels of destruction, with Maria being a category five storm and Harvey a category four. However, the media reacted …


Multimedia Use In Small News Organizations, Robyn K. Keriazes Apr 2013

Multimedia Use In Small News Organizations, Robyn K. Keriazes

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