Risk perception and the media

Wahlberg, Anders A F; Sjöberg, Lennart

doi:10.1080/136698700376699

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“…There are likely to be many other drivers, such as time and money availability, impacting these complex relationships (Wåhlberg and Sjöberg 2000;Wachinger et al 2013). The extent to which perceptions of risk are based on values influences how difficult conflicts arising from different perceptions are to resolve (Estévez et al 2014).…”

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“…Several studies have found a limited ability of the mass media to influence perception of other risks (Freudenburg et al 1996;Wåhlberg and Sjöberg 2000;Brenkert-Smith et al 2013), as well as support for management options of invasive species (Sharp et al 2011). Despite sensationalist headlines, pictures and loaded language, factual information is contained within some articles (Freudenburg et al 1996), which may help objectively to assess the risk.…”

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Drivers of risk perceptions about the invasive non-native plant Japanese knotweed in domestic gardens

2017

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How people perceive risks posed by invasive non-native plants (INNP) can influence attitudes and consequently likely influence behavioural decisions. Although some drivers of risk perception for INNP have been identified, research has not determined those for INNP in domestic gardens. This is concerning as domestic gardens are where people most commonly encounter INNP, and where impacts can be particularly acute. Using a survey approach, this study determined the drivers of perceptions of risk of INNP in domestic gardens and which risks most concern people. Japanese knotweed Fallopia japonica, in Cornwall, UK, where it is a problematic INNP in domestic gardens, was used as a case study. Possible drivers of risk were chosen a priori based on variables previously found to be important for environmental risks. Participants perceived Japanese knotweed to be less frequent on domestic property in Cornwall if their occupation involved the housing market, if they had not had Japanese knotweed in their own garden, if they did not know of Japanese knotweed within 5 km of their home, or if they were educated to degree level. Participants who thought that the consequences of Japanese knotweed being present on domestic property could be more severe had occupations that involved the housing market, knew of Japanese knotweed within 5 km of their home, or were older. Although concern about the damage Japanese knotweed could do to the structure of a property was reported as the second highest motivation to control it by the majority of participants, the perception of threat from this risk was rated as relatively low. The results of this study have implications for policy, risk communication, and garden management decisions. For example, there is a need for policy that provides support and resources for people to manage INNP in their local area. To reduce the impact and spread of INNP we highlight the need for clear and accurate risk communication within discourse about this issue. The drivers identified in this study could be used to target awareness campaigns to limit the development of over-or under-inflated risk perceptions.

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Drivers of risk perceptions about the invasive non-native plant Japanese knotweed in domestic gardens

2017

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“…Yet this assertion has not been settled in the literature. Wahlberg and Sjoberg (2000) find that among heavy media users, media are not a likely causal factor in personal risk perception, and that risk perception's link to behavior is uncertain. They also find no support for the argument that a disproportionate focus (in the media) is given to LPHCs.…”

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“…In reaction to this information, the individual dampens her risk perception, downplaying risk because she has experienced similar events before and lived through them (see Wahlberg and Sjoberg 2000). Personal experiences are then likely to dominate potential countervailing secondary sources of information to become the driving force in preference formation (Lupia and Menning 2009;Kasperson and Kasperson 1996).…”

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Imagining worse than reality: comparing beliefs and intentions between disaster evacuees and survey respondents

Reinhardt

2015

Journal of Risk Research

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“…The majority of the public depends on media information because they cannot experience the whole of reality (Lacey and Longman, 1997). The influence of one media source on the public cannot be determined because of the complexity and number of daily messages received (Wahlberg and Sjoberg, 2000). Among media sources, newspapers can be an interesting source of information in the retrospective analysis of socio-environmental contexts.…”

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How chemical pollution becomes a social problem. Risk communication and assessment through regional newspapers during the management of PCB pollutions of the Rhône River (France)

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Piégay

2014

Science of The Total Environment

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The case study of the polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) pollutions of the Rhône River (France) offers the possibility of studying criteria for the construction of social problems that result from chemical pollution (2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010). We investigated the dynamics of competition that create and define pollution as a social problem and entail its decline. News outlets are crucial for determining how an environmental issue emerges locally or nationally; this study used stakeholders. In terms of management, we described the temporal dynamics of the social problem based on the case study and considered an explanation of the selections. We considered the organization of particular stakeholders who define the social problem from its beginning to end by focusing on their discourses, relationships, decision-making and political choices, and scientific studies. Despite some biases, newspapers are useful for retrospectively evaluating the emergence of a social problem in the public arena by describing it through 2 discourse and then understanding the temporal patterns of information. Despite uncertainties and information flow, decisions are made and science is translated to the public.

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Risk perception and the media

Cited by 354 publications

References 9 publications

Drivers of risk perceptions about the invasive non-native plant Japanese knotweed in domestic gardens

Drivers of risk perceptions about the invasive non-native plant Japanese knotweed in domestic gardens

Imagining worse than reality: comparing beliefs and intentions between disaster evacuees and survey respondents

How chemical pollution becomes a social problem. Risk communication and assessment through regional newspapers during the management of PCB pollutions of the Rhône River (France)

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