Television News Coverage of Public Health Issues and Implications for Public Health Policy and Practice

被引：71
作者：
Gollust, Sarah E. [1 ]
Fowler, Erika Franklin [2 ]
Niederdeppe, Jeff [3 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Minnesota, Sch Publ Hlth, Div Hlth Policy & Management, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
[2] Wesleyan Univ, Dept Govt, Middletown, CT 06459 USA
[3] Cornell Univ, Dept Commun, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
来源：
ANNUAL REVIEW OF PUBLIC HEALTH, VOL 40 | 2019年 / 40卷
关键词：
television; news media; public health; agenda setting; framing; media industry; health communication; MASS-MEDIA CAMPAIGNS; AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; LOCAL TV-NEWS; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; POLITICAL KNOWLEDGE; SOCIAL INTEGRATION; FATALISTIC BELIEFS; UNITED-STATES; DISPARITIES; COMMUNICATION;
D O I：
10.1146/annurev-publhealth-040218-044017
中图分类号：
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号：
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要：
Television (TV) news, anti especially local TV news, remains an important vehicle through which obtain information about health-related topics. In this review, we synthesize theory and evidence on four main functions of TV news in shaping public health policy and practice: reporting events and information to the public (surveillance); providing the context for and meaning surrounding health issues (interpretation); cultivating community values, beliefs, and norms (socialization); and attracting and maintaining public attention for advertisers (attention merchant). We also identify challenges for TV news as a vehicle for improving public health, including declining audiences, industry changes such as station consolidation, increasingly politicized content, potential spread of misinformation, and lack of attention to inequity. We offer recommendations for public health practitioners and researchers to leverage TV news to improve public health and advance health equity.
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页码：167 / 185
页数：19
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