Mass Mediated Disease : a Case Study Analysis of Three Flu Pandemics and Public Health Policy
Mass Mediated Disease focuses on the Spanish influenza pandemic of 1918, the Asian influenza pandemic of 1957, and the Hong Kong influenza pandemic of 1968, by discussing news stories reported by the New York Times, London Times, and other popular magazines. This groundbreaking work demonstrates that the social construction of influenza changed over time, which was reflected by the mass media, and ultimately resulted in public policies that clearly illustrate the link between media and policy formation in the United States
Case studies
1 online resource (354 pages)
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Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; ONE
INTRODUCTION; EARLY COVERAGE; BEFORE THE PANDEMIC: JANUARY 1917 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1918; DURING THE PANDEMIC: OCTOBER 1918 TO MARCH 1919; AFTER THE PANDEMIC: APRIL 1919 TO DECEMBER 1920; CONCLUSION; NOTES; TWO
INTRODUCTION; BEFORE THE PANDEMIC: JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER 1956; COVERAGE PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC: JANUARY THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1957; COVERAGE DURING THE PANDEMIC: OCTOBER 1957 THROUGH MARCH 1958; AFTER THE PANDEMIC: APRIL 1958 THROUGH DECEMBER 1959; CONCLUSION; NOTES; THREE
INTRODUCTION. BEFORE THE PANDEMIC: JANUARY 1967 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1968PANDEMIC COVERAGE: OCTOBER 1968 THROUGH MARCH 1969; COVERAGE AFTER THE PANDEMIC: APRIL 1969 THROUGH DECEMBER 1970; CONCLUSION; NOTES; Four; NARRATIVE CONSTRUCTION; THE ARBITERS OF DISEASE; PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES; APPENDIX A; APPENDIX B; APPENDIX C; REFERENCES; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR