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Association: Name: Midwest Political Science Association 67th Annual National Conference URL: http://www.indiana.edu/~mpsa/
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Kruvand, Marjorie. "Risk, Trust, Balance, and Blame in Media Coverage of the Federal Anthrax Investigation" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association 67th Annual National Conference, The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL, Apr 02, 2009 <Not Available>. 2010-01-22 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p360927_index.html>

Kruvand, M. , 2009-04-02 "Risk, Trust, Balance, and Blame in Media Coverage of the Federal Anthrax Investigation" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association 67th Annual National Conference, The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL Online <PDF>. 2010-01-22 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p360927_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: In October 2001, a nation still shaken from the terrorist attacks of 9-11 was unnerved again after letters containing anthrax were sent through the mail. Over the following two months, five people were killed and 17 injured, mail service was crippled temporarily, and some federal buildings were evacuated. The deadliness of the anthrax, the fact that political officials and news anchors were among the intended victims, and the seeming inability of federal investigators to find the culprit intensified the anxiety. In August 2008, in a dramatic twist in one of the largest criminal investigations in U.S. history, a government microbiologist who had worked to develop a better anthrax vaccine committed suicide as prosecutors prepared to indict him in the case. His death prompted skepticism about whether the anthrax mystery had finally been solved. This study uses framing and the social amplification of risk as the theoretical framework to examine coverage of the investigation in different media organizations. The goal is to determine how the framing of media coverage was influenced by divergent perceptions of risk held by political officials involved in the investigation and media covering the story.

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