Abstract
It is widely recognised that disasters are becoming more frequent, having greater and longer-lasting impacts and increasingly affecting those most vulnerable (Watson, Caravani, Mitchel, Kellet, & Peters, 2015). Climate-related and geophysical hazards—earthquakes, flooding and wildfires in particular—affect millions of people worldwide each year (Guhpa-Sapir, 2018). Disasters are also the consequence of human action or inaction, the failure of people to mitigate and respond to risks that arise from new technology, conflict and lack of governance, amongst others.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Beck, U. (2009). Critical theory of world risk society: A cosmopolitan vision. Constellations, 16(3), 22. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8675.2009.00534.x
Blanchard-Boehm, D. R. (1998). Understanding public response to increased risk from natural hazards: Application of the hazards risk communication framework. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, 16, 247–278.
Boin, A. (2005). From crisis to disaster: Towards an integrative perspective. In R. W. Perry & E. L. Quarantelli (Eds.), What is a disaster (pp. 153–172). International Research Committee on Disasters.
Bruhn, J. G. (2011). The sociology of community connections. Springer Science & Business Media.
Chernobrov, D. (2018). Digital volunteer networks and humanitarian crisis reporting. Digital Journalism, 6(7), 928–944. https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2018.1462666
Cottle, S. (2014). Rethinking media and disasters in a global age: What’s changed and why it matters. Media, War & Conflict, 7(1), 3–22. https://doi.org/10.1177/1750635213513229
Crowe, A. (2012). Disasters 2.0: The application of social media systems for modern emergency management. CRC Press.
Davidson, W. B., & Cotler, P. R. (1989). Sense of community and political participation. Journal of Community Psychology, 17, 119–125.
Farinosi, M., & Treré, E. (2014). Challenging mainstream media, documenting real life and sharing with the community: An analysis of the motivations for producing citizen journalism in a post-disaster city. Global Media and Communication, 10(1), 73–92. https://doi.org/10.1177/1742766513513192
Galtung, J., & Ruge, M. H. (1965). The structure of foreign news. Journal of Peace Research, 2(1), 64–90.
Global Facility for Disaster Risk Reduction. (2016). The making of a riskier future: How our decisions are shaping future disaster risk. Retrieved July 1, 2019, from https://www.gfdrr.org/sites/default/files/publication/Riskier%20Future.pdf.
Guhpa-Sapir, D., (2018). 2018 review of disaster events. Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disaster. Retrieved July 1, 2019, from https://cred.be/sites/default/files/Review2018.pdf.
Helbing, D. (2013). Globally networked risks and how to respond. Nature, 497, 51–59.
Joye, S. (2010). News discourses on distant suffering: A critical discourse analysis of the 2003 SARS outbreak. Discourse & Society, 21(5), 586–601. https://doi.org/10.1177/0957926510373988
Kanayama, T. (2007). Community ties and revitalization: The role of community radio in Japan. Keio Communication Review, 29(3), 5–24.
Kirschenbaum, A. (2004). Generic sources of disaster communities: A social network approach. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 24(10/11), 94–129. https://doi.org/10.1108/01443330410791073
MacMillan, D. W., & Chavis, D. M. (1986). Sense of community: A definition and theory. Journal of Community Psychology, 14(1), 6–23.
Matthews, J. (2017). The role of a local newspaper after disaster: An intrinsic case study of Ishinomaki, Japan. Asian Journal of Communication, 27(5), 464–479. https://doi.org/10.1080/01292986.2017.1280065
Pescaroli, G., & Alexander, D. (2015). A definition of cascading disasters and cascading effects: Going beyond the “toppling dominos metaphor”. Planet @ Risk, Global Forum Davos, 3(1), 58–67.
Pescaroli, G., Nones, M., Galbusera, L., & Alexander, D. (2018). Understanding and mitigating cascading crises in the global interconnected system. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 30(B), 159–163.
Ploughman, P. (1995). The American print news media ‘construction’ of five natural disasters. Disasters, 19(4), 308–326.
Quarantelli, E. L. (2006). The disasters of the 21st century: A mixture of new, old, and mixed types. Disaster Research Centre Preliminary Papers, 353. Retrieved July 1, 2019, from http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/2374.
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. (2015). Retrieved July 1, 2019, from https://www.unisdr.org/files/43291_sendaiframeworkfordrren.pdf.
Tierney, K. J. (2007). From the margins to the mainstream? Disaster research at the crossroads. Annual Review of Sociology, 33, 503–525.
Usher, N. (2009). Recovery from disaster: How journalists at the New Orleans Times-Picayune understand the role of a post-Katrina newspaper. Journalism Practice, 3(2), 216–232. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512780802681322
Veil, S. R. (2012). Clearing the air: Journalists and emergency managers discuss disaster response. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 40(3), 289–306. https://doi.org/10.1080/00909882.2012.679672
Watson, C., Caravani, A., Mitchel, T., Kellet, J., & Peters, K. (2015). Financing for reducing disaster risk. UN Development Programme. Retrieved July 1, 2019, from https://www.odi.org/sites/odi.org.uk/files/odi-assets/publications-opinion-files/9480.pdf.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2020 The Author(s)
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Matthews, J., Thorsen, E. (2020). Introduction: Media, Journalism and Disaster Communities. In: Matthews, J., Thorsen, E. (eds) Media, Journalism and Disaster Communities. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33712-4_1
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33712-4_1
Published:
Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-33711-7
Online ISBN: 978-3-030-33712-4
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media StudiesLiterature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)