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Societal Risk Perception and Media Coverage

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  • Daboula Koné
  • Etienne Mullet

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The study compares societal risk ratings by inhabitants of two countries which differ markedly in terms of geography, economics, politics, and ethnic background, but which are similar as regards media coverage. The two populations were represented by a sample of French students and a sample of Burkina Faso intellectuals. The overall Burkinabè mean ratings appeared much closer to the mean observed in France (and in the United States–roughly 40 out of 100) than the means reported for other countries like Norway or Hungary. The correlation between Burkinabè and French ratings was very high:.852. The findings argue in favor of a practically totally determinant effect of the media in risk perception.

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  • Daboula Koné & Etienne Mullet, 1994. "Societal Risk Perception and Media Coverage," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 14(1), pages 21-24, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:riskan:v:14:y:1994:i:1:p:21-24
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1994.tb00024.x
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