Contents
Acknowledgments
1. Why Look at the Reporting of Risk?
2. The Natural History of Hazard Reporting
3. Which Hazards Do the Media Feature, and Which Do They Ignore?
4. The Effect of Geographic Location on the Coverage of Hazards
5. Information About Hazards: Their Benefits and Costs
6. Blame
7. The Use of Sources in the Reporting of Hazards
8. How Accurately Do the Media Report on Risk?
9. Looking Back and Looking Forward
References
Appendix A: Categories of Hazard and Selection Rules
Appendix B: Examples of Coding Forms
Appendix C: News Stories and Scientific Articles on Which Accuracy Analysis Is Based
Index