Risk communication in nuclear emergency management: an experiment with media news

摘要: Communication plays a prevailing role in nuclear emergency management, and media becomes the principal information tool bridge between general public management teams. In this paper we investigate influence of communication hypothetical event causing radiological contamination food chain. For research purposes, use TV news to measure effect on acceptance legal norms options for The results show that, although newsworthy, one instance will be mostly interpreted as support already existing opinions can only that are not directly connected personal life. An association is found communicated some socio-demographic variables: region habitat. Risk perception also proves influential: higher risk associated with lower occurrence change response after communication.