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How to communicate food safety after radiological contamination [Elektronski vir] : the effectiveness of numerical and narrative news messagesWolf, Hanna Valerie ; Perko, Tanja, 15. 1. 1974- ; Thijssen, PeterFood risk and the safety of foodstuffs in the aftermath of contamination are highly sensitive issues to communicate. Food risks receive extensive attention from the news media, which requires ... messages to be carefully drafted to minimize harm and avoid unnecessary boycotts. Once a food risk is deemed eliminated, communication efforts must rebuild trust among consumers. The latter is a particularly difficult task after radiological contamination. This study tests whether numerical messages, narrative messages, or messages combining both elements are more effective in persuading the public to consume foodstuffs from Fukushima, a region that continues to battle stigma since the nuclear accident in 2011. We employ a survey-embedded experiment on a sample of the general Belgian population (N = 1085), during which respondents are presented with a mock news article presenting either a (1) numerical, (2) narrative, or (3) a combined message and test their subsequent evaluation of the article. We find that the numerical message leads to significantly higher perceived credibility and message acceptance than both the combined and the narrative message. Furthermore, we find that attitudes towards nuclear energy have a strong independent effect on message acceptance and evaluation, with those respondents who report a more positive stance towards nuclear energy more readily accepting the message. Food risk and safety communication may thus benefit from adopting a more detached, numerical approach for sensitive issues.Source: International journal of environmental research and public health [Elektronski vir]. - ISSN 1660-4601 (Vol. 17, iss. 12 [art. no.] 4189, 2020, str. 1-19)Type of material - e-articlePublish date - 2020Language - englishCOBISS.SI-ID - 178490371
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Wolf, Hanna Valerie |
Perko, Tanja, 15. 1. 1974- |
Thijssen, Peter
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Hrana |
Zdrava prehrana |
Obvladovanje tveganj |
Mediji |
risk communication |
food safety |
environmental communication |
media effects |
nuclear energy |
message effects |
fook risk |
radiological contamination |
obveščanje o tveganju |
varnost hrane |
okoljska komunikacija |
medijski učinki |
nuklerana energija |
sporočilni učinki |
tveganje za hrano |
radiološka kontaminacija
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