Changing the Conversation: How Developing Countries Handle the International Media during Disasters, Conflicts, and Tourism Crises on JSTOR

Journal of Information Policy

Eli Avraham¹ 

关键词: developing world;    media strategies;    image repair;    crisis communication;    tourism crises;   

DOI  :  10.5325/jinfopoli.7.2017.0275

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Pennsylvania State University

【 摘 要 】

World leaders, especially those of developing countries, tend to be concerned with their country's media image during conflicts and disasters. These leaders often believe that a negative media image can lead to a tourism crisis and loss of international standing. Using qualitative content analysis, press interviews with officials, and examinations of media policy, this study aims to uncover the strategies used to handle the international media and to affect nations' media representations during and following tourism crises. The “multistep model for altering place image” is the central theoretical framework. The study's analysis illustrates the use of seven strategies by the governments of developing countries: buying news space, developing media relations, raising general and specific complaints about the media, applying economic and physical threats, blocking media access, and using testimonies and the Internet.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC-ND