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To Tell the Truth: Keys in Newspaper Portrayals of the Public During Food Scares (2013)

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Health Food science; food technology Government agencies Genetic engineering Public policy Food and foods Food safety Food industry and trade Public understanding of science Genetically modified foods (GMO) Popular culture Fertilizers 20th century, late

Abstract: Numerous food scares have become news in recent years, a situation that could lead to questions concerning the due diligence of those supplying food to consumers. This study looks at how various actors tied to the food supply, including producers, processors, retailers and government agencies, have tried to transition news coverage of food scares into something that matches their interests or which places the blame for problems elsewhere. Using Goffman's notion of keys, we investigate the ways in which the public was portrayed during three food scares---Alar, mad cow disease and genetic engineering---to understand how claimsmakers were reshaping press coverage of these crises. Findings show that while some coverage has changed over the years and across issues---from the public needing protection in the 1980s to being concerned in the late 1990s---keys have been used by actors in these stories to highlight roles that were necessary to protect a public that is unable to fend for itself when food becomes risky. Keywords: ALAR; GENETIC ENGINEERING; KEYS; MAD COW DISEASE; MEDIA; THE PUBLIC

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Authors & Contributors
Cobbold, Carolyn Ann
Zachmann, Karin
Vileisis, Ann
Veer, Neil van der
Stewart, Andrew
Souza, Juliana Teixeira
Journals
Public Understanding of Science
Journal of Food Science
East Asian Science, Technology and Society: An International Journal
Technology and Culture
Social History of Medicine
Science as Culture
Publishers
University of California Press
Island Press
Berghahn Books
Concepts
Food and foods
Food industry and trade
Food safety
Food science; food technology
Genetically modified foods (GMO)
Public understanding of science
People
Sabin, Florence Rena
Time Periods
20th century, late
21st century
20th century, early
20th century
19th century
Modern
Places
United States
China
Europe
South Korea
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Americas
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