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| A comparison of American and European newspaper coverage of the elderly | | Author(s) | Duane A Matcha, Bonita A Sessing-Matcha |
| Journal title | Hallym International Journal of Aging, vol 9, no 2, 2007 |
| Pages | pp 77-88 |
| Source | http://baywood.com |
| Keywords | Newspapers [publications] ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Ageing process ; Practical politics ; Medical care ; Comparison ; United States of America ; Europe. |
| Annotation | Newspaper stories between 3 July 2006 and 3 January 2007 were examined. Using Lexis-Nexis, the authors identified 167 viable articles in American newspapers and 70 in European newspapers that used the terms aging or ageing, medical and/or political in an article. Analysing how the terms were used, they identified 10 categories. Examining the distribution of articles in each category and the context, the authors found a degree of commonality between the US and European newspapers when covering death and dying and medical care. However, European newspapers are more likely to report on objective indicators such as demographics and health care costs, while American newspapers are more likely to address well-being, politics and long-term care among older people. The context within which these terms are used also varied between the US and European newspapers, suggesting the influence of social policy in media reporting. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080911206 A |
| Classmark | UE:6H: TOB: BG: VL: LK: 48: 7T: 74 |
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