MASS-MEDIA PREFERENCES IN DISASTER - A STUDY OF HURRICANE-DANNY

Authors
PIOTROWSKI C ARMSTRONG TR
Citation
C. Piotrowski et Tr. Armstrong, MASS-MEDIA PREFERENCES IN DISASTER - A STUDY OF HURRICANE-DANNY, Social behavior and personality, 26(4), 1998, pp. 341-345
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Social
Journal title
Social behavior and personality → ACNP
ISSN journal
03012212
Volume
26
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
341 - 345
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-2212(1998)26:4<341:MPID-A>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Community residents (N=325) completed a survey which assessed their re liance on various media modalities (TV, Cable networks, Radio, Newspap er) in obtaining information/news during Hurricane Danny in July 1997. This unique major storm, which struck the Alabama-West Florida gulf c oast, remained stationary for a period of three days and inundated the area with heavy rains. The results confirm prior research in the comm unication field on the media preferences of populations under stress d uring natural disasters.