Media Coverage Crisis Exploitation Characteristics : A Case Comparison Study

摘要: If well managed, crises do not only pose a threat to political actors but also provide opportunities show action, strengthening credibility and launching new policies. Within the field of crisis communication, research has primarily taken an interest in rhetorical strategies when explaining successes or failures. In this article, we examine key characteristics what refer as exploitation coverage news media. We so based on comparative quantitative study 3 cases (terror, floods, financial crisis) selected due their differences journalistic routines preparedness. The results revealed that similarities were more pronounced than differences. All three showed high levels descriptive journalism issue framing combination with unbalanced reporting-characteristics all favorable toward governmental charge managing crisis.