How Long to Read Media Interaction with the Public in Emergency Situations: Four Case Studies

By Library of Congress Federal Research Division

How Long Does it Take to Read Media Interaction with the Public in Emergency Situations: Four Case Studies?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 12 minutes to read Media Interaction with the Public in Emergency Situations: Four Case Studies by Library of Congress Federal Research Division

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Description

This report, “Media Interaction with the Public in Emergency Situations: Four Case Studies,” provides an analysis of media coverage of four major emergency situations in the United States and the impact of that coverage on the public. The situations analyzed are the Three Mile Island nuclear accident (1979), the Los Angeles riots (1992), the World Trade Center bombing (1993), and the Oklahoma City bombing (1995). Each study consists of a chronology of events followed by a discussion of the interaction of the media and the public in that particular situation. Emphasis is upon the initial hours or days of each event. Print and television coverage was analyzed in each study; radio coverage was analyzed in one instance. The conclusion discusses several themes that emerge from a comparison of the role of the media in these emergencies.

How long is Media Interaction with the Public in Emergency Situations: Four Case Studies?

Media Interaction with the Public in Emergency Situations: Four Case Studies by Library of Congress Federal Research Division is 72 pages long, and a total of 18,144 words.

This makes it 24% the length of the average book. It also has 22% more words than the average book.

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The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 39 minutes to read Media Interaction with the Public in Emergency Situations: Four Case Studies aloud.

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Media Interaction with the Public in Emergency Situations: Four Case Studies is suitable for students ages 8 and up.

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