The Handbook of International Crisis Communication Research articulates a broader understanding of crisis communication, discussing the theoretical, methodological, and practical implications of domestic and transnational crises, featuring the work of global scholars from a rang…
Risks, including health and technological, attract a lot of attention in modern societies, from individuals as well as policy-makers. Human beings have always had to deal with dangers, but contemporary societies conceptualise these dangers as risks, indicating that they are to s…
"Warning signs are all around us. In ancient Egypt, tombs were lavishly adorned with signs and symbols warning of the dire consequences that would befall any robbers and thieves. And yet these signs were often read as provocations and challenges. Why was this? And how could we m…
Perceiving and communicating danger -- Representing and interpreting danger -- The Sebeok report -- Verbal warnings -- Pictorial warnings -- Narrative warnings -- Understanding danger. "Warning signs are all around us. In ancient Egypt, tombs were lavishly adorned with signs an…
"Warning signs are all around us. In ancient Egypt, tombs were lavishly adorned with signs and symbols warning of the dire consequences that would befall any robbers and thieves. And yet these signs were often read as provocations and challenges. Why was this? And how could we m…
"Modern industry faces many communication challenges, including social media. This second edition is thoroughly updated, expanded, and reorganized to help industry communicators remain effective in addressing these new challenges. At the core of the book are foundational buildin…
Modern industry faces many communication challenges, including social media. This second edition is thoroughly updated, expanded, and reorganized to help industry communicators remain effective in addressing these new challenges. At the core of the book are foundational building…
"Modern industry faces many communication challenges, including social media. This second edition is thoroughly updated, expanded, and reorganized to help industry communicators remain effective in addressing these new challenges. At the core of the book are foundational buildin…
Background: The largest outbreak of Ebola virus disease in history happened between 2014-2016 in West Africa. In Sierra Leone, one of the three most affected countries, more than14,000 people got infected and almost 4,000 died. Risk communication and social mobilization efforts …
Risk engineers conduct comprehensive risk assessments for many types of large projects, often singularly focused on the technical assessment and its value to the technical engineering team. Limiting or excluding community stakeholder involvement from the assessment process incre…
This study determines whether a country's degree of press freedom and national biotech policy influence its newspapers' performance in reporting about GM crops. Using the tenets of social amplification of risk framework, agenda setting, and framing theory, a content analysis of …
My original contribution to knowledge is the emergence of an inductively derived conceptual framework that provides a generic account of the way in which people construct and communicate risk. Within this framework, a detailed contextual understanding of how this was applied to …
"This edited volume looks at whether it is possible to be more transparent about uncertainty in scientific evidence without undermining public understanding and trust. With contributions from leading experts in the field, this book explores the communication of risk and decision…
"This edited volume looks at whether it is possible to be more transparent about uncertainty in scientific evidence without undermining public understanding and trust. With contributions from leading experts in the field, this book explores the communication of risk and decision…
