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Shipping Crises in the Media

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  • Ioannis Theotokas

    (University of the Aegean, Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport, ReSHIP Laboratory, 2A Korai Str, 821 00 Chios, Greece)

  • Ilias Bissias

    (University of the Aegean, Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport, ReSHIP Laboratory, 2A Korai Str, 821 00 Chios, Greece)

  • Maria B. Lekakou

    (University of the Aegean, Department of Shipping, Trade and Transport, ReSHIP Laboratory, 2A Korai Str, 821 00 Chios, Greece)

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the general media’s portrayal of important maritime accidents which in the maritime media receive widespread publicity and are likely to have an impact on the shipping community’s social image. To this purpose, news framing theories were researched and used in a content analysis of print media articles on six important maritime accidents and incidents during the period 2008 to 2012. The study examines related articles published in the UK newspapers with the largest circulation to review how the general media portrayed important accidents and incidents within the shipping world and community and to analyze how the Media had reported the six events that were finally chosen. The content analysis focused on the crisis classification of the disaster, the importance and length of coverage and the attitude of the media towards the specific companies, as well as the shipping industry as a whole.

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  • Ioannis Theotokas & Ilias Bissias & Maria B. Lekakou, 2013. "Shipping Crises in the Media," SPOUDAI Journal of Economics and Business, SPOUDAI Journal of Economics and Business, University of Piraeus, vol. 63(3-4), pages 137-145, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spd:journl:v:63:y:2013:i:3-4:p:137-145
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    Keywords

    Shipping; media; crises; image.;
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    JEL classification:

    • L9 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities
    • R41 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility

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