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Cancer risk communication in the news coverage of suspected cancer clusters in Ontario: Contrasting media messaging on cancer by geography
Author(s) -
Slavik Catherine E.,
Yiannakoulias Niko
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the canadian geographer / le géographe canadien
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.35
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1541-0064
pISSN - 0008-3658
DOI - 10.1111/cag.12661
Subject(s) - variety (cybernetics) , newspaper , health communication , citizen journalism , cancer , risk communication , information dissemination , health information national trends survey , health literacy , news media , geography , environmental health , public relations , medicine , health information , business , political science , computer science , advertising , health care , world wide web , artificial intelligence , law
Key MessagesThis study suggests that the communication of select information on cancer risk varies between urban and rural settings in newspaper coverage in Ontario. News coverage that reports risk information in a variety of formats could foster health literacy and accurate perceptions of cancer risk among Canadians. Participatory communication practices, involving collaboration between multiple stakeholders, could help address communication inequalities between various geographies.