Understanding newsworthiness of an emerging pandemic: International newspaper coverage of the H1N1 outbreak

摘要

Background and ObjectivesDuring an evolving public health crisis, news organizations disseminate information rapidly, much of which is uncertain, dynamic, and difficult to verify. We examine factors related to international news coverage of H1N1 during the first month after the outbreak in late April 2009 and consider the news media's role as an information source during an emerging pandemic.