The television representation of the risk from chemicals in everyday products and their impact on humans and the environment
Survey of RAI 1, RAI 2 and RAI 3 programmes in the decade 2006-2015
This book illustrates the main results of a study on the representation, in the programmes of the three main public service networks, of the chemicals present in everyday products, their risks for man and the environment and their management (prevention, minimisation, mitigation). The research, carried out using both qualitative and quantitative methods of content analysis, concerned the broadcasts of RAI 1, RAI 2 and RAI 3 in the decade 2006-2015. Such a reading of the television medium's offer on these topics, in addition to contributing to the understanding of what are the main information "bricks" through which citizens build their perceptions and positions on environmental risk issues, makes it possible to identify the emerging critical issues on the agenda, any conflicts and the actors involved, and to acquire awareness of "presences" and "absences" in the communication arena.
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