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The sculpture of tick-borne diseases media coverage in the United States and China

2017

Media’s ability to enhance the salience of certain topics for the public and affect governmental policy-setting processes is widely recognized.  This is particularly evident in health communication, where newspapers are one of the most important sources of health information. This study compares media depictions of tick-borne disease in the United States and China, attempting to enhance newspaper influence in health information delivery in both countries. The United States and China are experiencing an increase in tick-borne diseases and have vastly different media landscapes.  To investigate US and Chinese newspaper coverage of tick-borne diseases, a content analysis was conducted of four …