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Assessing the case of Dengue in Argentina 2009: discrimination and fear
Maximiliano Emanuel Korstanjesubject
media_common.quotation_subjectpanicDengue outbreakCorporationlcsh:Communication. Mass mediaDengue feverNewspapermitigationPoliticsGossipPolitical sciencemedicineObjectivity (science)media_commonMass mediabusiness.industrylcsh:Journalism. The periodical press etc.Communicationlcsh:PN4699-5650medicine.diseaselcsh:P87-96Political economyIdeologybusinessSocial psychologypolitical fields.description
After almost a decade, the re-appearance of Dengue in Argentina caused panic and fears. Unlike Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay where policies of preventions have been followed, the future of dengue is uncertain for Argentina; this paper does not have any political affiliation but emphasizes the role that mass media play in the coverage of epidemics. The question as to whether a newspaper or mass media corporation should maintain a minimum of objectivity is too complex to be resolved in this short article. However, we have so far set forth a model which will help other researchers to interpret topics of this nature in the future. In moments of disorder, uncertainty or disaster, societies experience a shift in the ways they perceive reality. As has been previously developed, uncertainty, gossip and ideological facets are inherent in all cases of social disturbances.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-06-01 | Brazilian Journalism Research |