Mass Mediated Disease A Case Study Analysis of Three Flu Pandemics and Public Health Policy

by Blakely, Debra E.

• ISBN13: 9780739113875
• ISBN10: 0739113879
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-06-15
• Publisher: LEXINGTON BOOKS

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Debra E. Blakely is Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Houston-Clear Lake

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
The Great Pandemic of 1918	p. 21
The Asian Flu Pandemic of 1957	p. 67
The Hong Kong Flu Pandemic of 1968	p. 117
Conclusion	p. 153
Appendix A	p. 167
Appendix B	p. 169
Appendix C	p. 171
References	p. 173
Index	p. 181
About the Author	p. 189
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