Disasters and the Media
Pantti, Mervi / Cottle, Simon / Wahl-Jorgensen, Karin![Disasters and the Media](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/190/19038544/CHSBZCOP0319038544.jpg)
Disasters in today's globalized world are becoming not only more frequent but, often, more catastrophic. The media play a critical role in communicating and making sense of these cataclysmic events. This book offers unique insights into how news media today make disasters culturally meaningful and politically important, drawing on cutting-edge theoretical work and recent examples. It looks at how globalization is affecting the meanings of disa...