Article ID: CBB001420070

Similar Challenges but Different Responses: Media Coverage of Measles Vaccination in the UK and China (2014)

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For several decades scholars have studied media reporting on scientific issues that involve controversy. Most studies so far have focused on the western world. This article tries to broaden the perspective by considering China and comparing it to a western country. A content analysis of newspaper coverage of vaccination issues in the UK and China shows, first, that the government-supported `mainstream position' dominates the Chinese coverage while the British media frequently refer to criticism and controversy. Second, scientific expertise in the British coverage is represented by experts from the health and science sector but by experts from health agencies in the Chinese coverage. These results are discussed with respect to implications for risk communication and scientists' involvement in public communication.

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Authors & Contributors
Nerlich, Brigitte
Jaspal, Rusi
Deer, Brian
Maya J. Goldenberg
Cameron, Derek
Shineha, Ryuma
Concepts
Public opinion
Controversies and disputes
Mass media
Public understanding of medicine
Public health
Vaccines; vaccination
Time Periods
21st century
20th century, late
19th century
20th century, early
20th century
18th century
Places
United States
Great Britain
Japan
China
Islands of the Pacific
Americas
Institutions
United States. Food and Drug Administration
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