Name: Understanding Risks and Crises through the Media
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Understanding Risks and Crises through the Media

Edited By: Bahar Kayıha

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We are surrounded by risks, but the media's presentation of them is just as important. From causing public worry to legitimizing foreign policy, this book explores how the media covers risk and the profound consequences of its coverage.

Health risks, nuclear risks, natural disasters and war risks surrounds us today, and we naturally want to minimize these risks as far as possible. However,…

Health risks, nuclear risks, natural disasters and war risks surrounds us today, and we naturally want to minimize these risks as far as possible. However, the media’s presentation of these risks is equally important. For example, news stories which claim that weapons of mass destruction exist in a country can cause people to worry, as well as legitimizing another country’s foreign policy. As such, this book explores how the media cover risks and the consequences of such coverage.

Bahar Kayıhan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Journalism at Ankara Haci Bayram Veli University, Turkey. She received her PhD in Journalism from Gazi University, Turkey, and her Master’s degree in International Relations from Middle East Technical University, Turkey. Her research interests are journalism studies, digital media studies, critical theory, minority and migration studies, risk theories and cultural studies.

Eric Oullet, Hasan Yurdakul, Hülya Biçer Olgun, Cem Olgun, Isa Demir, Turkan Akyol Guner, Diretgen Ozan Ercansungur, Borabay Erbay