Cancer Coverage in Newspapers Serving Large and Small Communities in Ontario

MacDonald, Megan; Hoffman‐Goetz, Laurie

doi:10.1007/bf03404983

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“…There is a fundamental need to better understand the language used in news reporting and whether or not the patterns in communication method reveal patterns that could be improved, or whether they reveal a systematic problem in the way cancer information is communicated to the public. A lack of balanced risk reporting can distort readers' perceptions of cancer risk (MacDonald and Hoffman‐Goetz 2001), which can impact an individual's ability to make informed decisions regarding their health. The reporting of cancer information relevant to distinct geographic areas could be a way to inform the public of local cancer risk factors during a cancer cluster event.…”

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“…However, not all media are created equal. Differences in geographic settings, such as whether a newspaper is based in an urban or rural community, may determine how a given newspaper or media outlet will report on various health topics (Young et al 2015) or the level of resources and expertise that can be expended when covering specific health issues like cancer (MacDonald and Hoffman‐Goetz 2001). Different geographic contexts can also shape how the same health risk event is covered by different news outlets.…”

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“…There are many reasons why there could be differences in the frequency and content of health‐related news reports in different geographies. Media organizations serving urban centres are generally larger and are more likely to have the resources to support journalists with specialized health or science backgrounds (MacDonald and Hoffman‐Goetz 2001). Reporters may also be tailoring their writing to the characteristics or demographics of the communities reading their work.…”

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Cancer risk communication in the news coverage of suspected cancer clusters in Ontario: Contrasting media messaging on cancer by geography

Slavik

Yiannakoulias

2020

Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes

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Key Messages This study suggests that the communication of select information on cancer risk varies between urban and rural settings in newspaper coverage in Ontario. News coverage that reports risk information in a variety of formats could foster health literacy and accurate perceptions of cancer risk among Canadians. Participatory communication practices, involving collaboration between multiple stakeholders, could help address communication inequalities between various geographies.

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Cancer risk communication in the news coverage of suspected cancer clusters in Ontario: Contrasting media messaging on cancer by geography

Slavik

Yiannakoulias

2020

Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes

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“…", the vast majority of participants told that as they thought that the plans and projects were important for the future of the city, investments and projects about the city, the socio-cultural news that emphasizes the importance of cultural development and education of the community as well as the environmental and health news that their readers thought they could implement in their lives interested them. MacDonald and Hoffman-Goetz [13] concluded in their research that local newspapers provided more detail and information than other media related to rural community health news.…”

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Evaluation of Contribution of Local Newspapers to Lifelong Learning (Example of Bartın Province)

Çuhadar¹,

Ünal²

2018

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In this study, while the definition of informal education, which displays the main features of lifelong learning, is made, it is also attempted to identify the contributions of the local newspapers, through which the society can reach its own unique and necessary information, to the lifelong learning of their readers. In the research, within this scope, it was aimed to evaluate the contributions of local newspapers to lifelong learning according to the opinions of the local newspaper readers in Bartın Province in Turkey. Among the mixed research patterns, converging parallel pattern was used in the research. The screening model was used in the quantitative research phase, and the phenomenological pattern was used in the qualitative research phase. As a result of the research, according to the opinions of the readers, about the contributions of local newspapers to lifelong learning were found to be significantly different to gender, educational status, title and institution, local newspaper reading frequency and duration variables .In the study, it was concluded that the local newspapers were able to contribute to their readers' lifelong learning through the availability of limited opportunities and access to public institutions and employees, even at the point of insufficient education, health, environment, socio-cultural life, employment and labor news. To make more news in local newspapers on education, health, socio-cultural, environment and labor market and employment may contribute to lifelong learning.

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“…Mainstream media organizations are generally larger, more likely to report scientific research, and have the resources to support trained medical and science reporters. Smaller newspapers are more likely to report human interest stories and to lack the resources to support medical and science reporting (32,33). Moreover, ethnic media serve a different role than do mainstream media.…”

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Cancer Risk Communication

Schneider

2011

Counseling About Cancer

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Introduction We wanted to understand how cancer risks are communicated in mainstream and ethnic newspapers, to determine whether the 2 kinds of newspapers differ and to examine features of news stories and sources that might predict optimal risk communication. Methods Optimal risk communication was defined as presenting the combination of absolute risk, relative risk, and prevention response efficacy information. We collected data by conducting a content analysis of cancer news coverage from 2003 (5,327 stories in major newspapers, 565 stories in ethnic newspapers). Comparisons of mainstream and ethnic newspapers were conducted by using cross-tabulations and Pearson χ 2 tests for significance. Logistic regression equations were computed to calculate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for optimal risk communication. Results In both kinds of newspapers, cancer risks were rarely communicated numerically. When numeric presentations of cancer risks were used, only 26.2% of mainstream and 29.5% of ethnic newspaper stories provided estimates of both absolute and relative risk. For both kinds of papers, only 19% of news stories presented risk communication optimally. Cancer risks were more likely to be communicated optimally if they focused on prostate cancer, were reports of new research, or discussed medical or demographic risks. Conclusion Research is needed to understand how these nonnumeric and decontextualized presentations of risk might contribute to inaccurate risk perceptions among news consumers.

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Cancer Coverage in Newspapers Serving Large and Small Communities in Ontario

Cited by 18 publications

References 16 publications

Cancer risk communication in the news coverage of suspected cancer clusters in Ontario: Contrasting media messaging on cancer by geography

Cancer risk communication in the news coverage of suspected cancer clusters in Ontario: Contrasting media messaging on cancer by geography

Evaluation of Contribution of Local Newspapers to Lifelong Learning (Example of Bartın Province)

Cancer Risk Communication

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