Mediating the Morals of Disasters: Hurricane Katrina in Norwegian News Media

The Norwegian media responses to Hurricane Katrina were structured around three well-established sets of motifs in a globalized late modern disaster discourse: 1) The collapse of civil society, 2) Social vulnerability 2) Extreme weather and global warming. These sets of motifs portray relationships...

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Main Author: Kyrre Kverndokk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Journal of Science and Technology Studies 2016-12-01
Series:Nordic Journal of Science and Technology Studies
Online Access:https://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/njsts/article/view/2140