scholarly journals Evaluation of Real-Time Mortality Surveillance Based on Media Reports

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 460-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olaniyi O. Olayinka ◽  
Tesfaye M. Bayleyegn ◽  
Rebecca S. Noe ◽  
Lauren S. Lewis ◽  
Vincent Arrisi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Keyword Search ◽  
Vital Statistics ◽  
Hurricane Sandy ◽  
Online Media ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
Reported Data ◽  
Percentage Match ◽  
Mortality Surveillance

AbstractObjectiveWe evaluated the usefulness and accuracy of media-reported data for active disaster-related mortality surveillance.MethodsFrom October 29 through November 5, 2012, epidemiologists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tracked online media reports for Hurricane Sandy–related deaths by use of a keyword search. To evaluate the media-reported data, vital statistics records of Sandy-related deaths were compared to corresponding media-reported deaths and assessed for percentage match. Sensitivity, positive predictive value (PPV), and timeliness of the media reports for detecting Sandy-related deaths were calculated.ResultsNinety-nine media-reported deaths were identified and compared with the 90 vital statistics death records sent to the CDC by New York City (NYC) and the 5 states that agreed to participate in this study. Seventy-five (76%) of the media reports matched with vital statistics records. Only NYC was able to actively track Sandy-related deaths during the event. Moderate sensitivity (83%) and PPV (83%) were calculated for the matching media-reported deaths for NYC.ConclusionsDuring Hurricane Sandy, the media-reported information was moderately sensitive, and percentage match with vital statistics records was also moderate. The results indicate that online media-reported deaths can be useful as a supplemental source of information for situational awareness and immediate public health decision-making during the initial response stage of a disaster. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2017;11:460–466)

scholarly journals Media Reports as a Tool for Timely Monitoring of COVID-19–Related Deaths Among First Responders—United States, April 2020

2021 ◽  
pp. 003335492199917
Author(s):  
Kaitlin Kelly-Reif ◽  
Jessica L. Rinsky ◽  
Sophia K. Chiu ◽  
Sherry Burrer ◽  
Marie A. de Perio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
First Responders ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Exposure Source ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
In Fire ◽  
Traditional Surveillance

We aimed to describe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) deaths among first responders early in the COVID-19 pandemic. We used media reports to gather timely information about COVID-19–related deaths among first responders during March 30–April 30, 2020, and evaluated the sensitivity of media scanning compared with traditional surveillance. We abstracted information about demographic characteristics, occupation, underlying conditions, and exposure source. Twelve of 19 US public health jurisdictions with data on reported deaths provided verification, and 7 jurisdictions reported whether additional deaths had occurred; we calculated the sensitivity of media scanning among these 7 jurisdictions. We identified 97 COVID-19–related first-responder deaths during the study period through media and jurisdiction reports. Participating jurisdictions reported 5 deaths not reported by the media. Sixty-six decedents worked in law enforcement, and 31 decedents worked in fire/emergency medical services. Media reports rarely noted underlying conditions. The media scan sensitivity was 88% (95% CI, 73%-96%) in the subset of 7 jurisdictions. Media reports demonstrated high sensitivity in documenting COVID-19–related deaths among first responders; however, information on risk factors was scarce. Routine collection of data on industry and occupation could improve understanding of COVID-19 morbidity and mortality among all workers.

Do online media adhere to the responsible suicide reporting guidelines? A cross sectional study from India

2020 ◽  
pp. 002076402097579
Author(s):  
Sonika Raj ◽  
Abhishek Ghosh ◽  
Babita Sharma ◽  
Sonu Goel
Keyword(s):  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
News Report ◽  
The Press ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Reports

Background: The content and nature of media reports could influence suicide prevention measures. Aim: To evaluate contemporary online media reports’ compliance with guidelines for responsible reporting of suicidal acts from Indian resources. Methods: We included English and Hindi articles for reports concerning suicide, published by local and national media sources for 30 consecutive days from the day of death of a celebrity by alleged suicide. The search was performed in Google News with predefined search queries and selection criteria. Two independent investigators did data extraction. Subsequently, each news report was assessed against guidelines for the responsible reporting of suicide by the WHO and the Press Council of India. Results: We identified 295 articles (Hindi n =  172, English n =  123). Results showed more than 80% of the media reports deviated from at least one criterion of the recommendations. A maximum breach was seen in the news article’s headlines, sensational reportage and detailed suicide methods description. Significant differences were seen in the quality of English and Hindi reporting and reporting celebrity and noncelebrity suicide. Additional items revealed were reporting suicide pacts, linking multiple suicides in a single news report, allowing user-generated threads and linking Religion and suicide. Conclusion: Measures are required to implement reporting recommendations in the framework of a national suicide prevention strategy.

scholarly journals Use of the Term "Citizen" In Online Media Reports On Mostar's Local Elections

2021 ◽  
pp. 383-398
Author(s):  
Mirza Mehmedović
Keyword(s):  
Public Discourse ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Public Affairs ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Local Elections ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
The Media ◽  
Election Results ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
The One

The specific regulatory framework under which the local elections in Mostar in 2020 were held, and especially the fact that the elections in this city were held after 12 years, puts in the focus of communication research the media treatment of the relationship between citizens and political parties in local communities organized under a mortgage of war ethnic and territorial divisions. Having in mind the influence of online media, both independent and relying on traditional media productions, this paper primarily deals with reporting on the results of local elections in Mostar, questioning the focus of reports in the context of relations between citizens, as a universal political category, and political candidates competing for the management of public affairs at the local level. Also, in additional elements of the research, the paper deals with the analysis of identification of participants in political processes, on the one hand, a citizen, who in the public discourse of Bosnia and Herzegovina is often treated as a member of an ethnic group, and a political party on the other, usually treated in media reports as a representative of national categories, and not as a performer of public affairs concerning the achieved election results.

scholarly journals How the food, beverage and alcohol industries presented the Public Health Responsibility Deal in UK print and online media reports

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 377-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Douglas ◽  
Cecile Knai ◽  
Mark Petticrew ◽  
Elizabeth Eastmure ◽  
Mary Alison Durand ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Online Media ◽  
The Public ◽  
Health Responsibility ◽  
Media Reports

scholarly journals Measuring public reaction to media reports of violence against physicians in China (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qian Yang ◽  
Stephanie Liu ◽  
Ming Tai-Seale ◽  
Mengfei Yu ◽  
Mengfei Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Online Media ◽  
International Media ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Sentiment ◽  
Window Effect ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
Public Reaction ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

BACKGROUND The serious violence against physicians (VAD) in China has aroused world concern. Moreover, the aggravation of VAD was attributed to online media reports. OBJECTIVE To figure out after reading the VAD reports covered by the media, what kind of attitudes trends do the readers show for the actions of both patients and physicians? Are these trends influenced by the introduction and direction of national policies? METHODS We searched the Chinese VAD reports in international media sources from 2011-2016. We then tracked back the original reports and web-crawled the comments in China. After sampling and coding, we conducted a time series trend analysis. RESULTS Bootstrap shows the relationship between public sentiment of VAD reports and government’s interventions is significant. The interaction between year and attitude is significant. It was significant only between year 2013 and year 2014. The main VAD policies were enacted in 2013 and 2014. In 2011 and 2012, the proportion of "blame doctor" and "support doctor" was relatively balanced. However, in 2013, the proportions began to shift: the proportion of "blame doctor" rose while "support doctor" dropped. CONCLUSIONS The state's administrative intervention effectively guided the public opinion. When government pays attention to the impact of the network on society, broken window effect was controlled that cyber-violence towards medical staff could decrease.

scholarly journals Assessing Electronic Death Registration and American Red Cross Systems for Mortality Surveillance During Hurricane Sandy, October 29–November 10, 2012, New York City

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 489-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata E. Howland ◽  
Ann M. Madsen ◽  
Leze Nicaj ◽  
Rebecca S. Noe ◽  
Mary Casey-Lockyer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Hurricane Sandy ◽  
Red Cross ◽  
American Red Cross ◽  
Death Registration ◽  
Mortality Surveillance ◽  
Related Mortality

AbstractObjectiveWe briefly describe 2 systems that provided disaster-related mortality surveillance during and after Hurricane Sandy in New York City, namely, the New York City Health Department Electronic Death Registration System (EDRS) and the American Red Cross paper-based tracking system.MethodsRed Cross fatality data were linked with New York City EDRS records by using decedent name and date of birth. We analyzed cases identified by both systems for completeness and agreement across selected variables and the time interval between death and reporting in the system.ResultsRed Cross captured 93% (41/44) of all Sandy-related deaths; the completeness and quality varied by item, and timeliness was difficult to determine. The circumstances leading to death captured by Red Cross were particularly useful for identifying reasons individuals stayed in evacuation zones. EDRS variables were nearly 100% complete, and the median interval between date of death and reporting was 6 days (range: 0-43 days).ConclusionsOur findings indicate that a number of steps have the potential to improve disaster-related mortality surveillance, including updating Red Cross surveillance forms and electronic databases to enhance timeliness assessments, greater collaboration across agencies to share and use data for public health preparedness, and continued expansion of electronic death registration systems. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2014;8:489-491)

scholarly journals How the food, beverage and alcohol industries presented the Public Health Responsibility Deal in UK print and online media reports

2020 ◽  
pp. 5-16
Author(s):  
Nick Douglas ◽  
Cecile Knai ◽  
Mark Petticrew ◽  
Elizabeth Eastmure ◽  
Mary Alison Durand ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Online Media ◽  
The Public ◽  
Health Responsibility ◽  
Media Reports

Restoration of two great auk (Pinguinus impennis) eggs: Bourman Labrey's egg and the Scarborough egg

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 392-401
Author(s):  
T. R. Birkhead ◽  
G. Axon ◽  
J. R. Middleton
Keyword(s):  
Black Light ◽  
Private Collection ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
Public Museums ◽  
Private Collections ◽  
Time Of Collection ◽  
Extensive Damage

Most of the approximately 75 known eggs of the extinct great auk ( Pinguinus impennis) are in public museums, with a few in private collections. A small number of these eggs has sustained damage, either at the time of collection or subsequently, and two of these eggs are known to have been repaired. The two eggs suffered rather different types of damage and were subsequently restored using different techniques. The first, known as Bourman Labrey's egg, sustained extensive damage sometime prior to the 1840s, when the shell was broken into numerous pieces. This egg was repaired by William Yarrell in the 1840s, and when it was restored again in 2018, it was discovered that Yarrell's restoration had involved the use of an elaborate cardboard armature. This egg is currently in a private collection. The second egg, known as the Scarborough egg, bequeathed to the Scarborough Museum in 1877, was damaged (by unknown causes) and repaired, probably by the then curator at Scarborough, W. J. Clarke, in 1906. This egg was damaged when one or more pieces were broken adjacent to the blowhole at the narrow end (where there was some pre-existing damage). The media reports at the time exaggerated the extent of the damage, suggesting that the egg was broken almost in two. Possible reasons for this exaggeration are discussed. Recent examination using a black light and ultraviolet (UV) revealed that the eggshell had once borne the words, “a Penguin's Egg”, that were subsequently removed by scraping.

International broadcasting: stages of development, specificity and functional structure

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4(13)) ◽  
pp. 51-60
Author(s):  
Ksenia Olegovna NEVMERZHITSKAYA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Global Media ◽  
False Information ◽  
Broadcast Media ◽  
World Community ◽  
Media Agenda ◽  
International Broadcasting ◽  
The World ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Reports

The media influence politics by providing intelligence and arena for political statements. Therefore, the danger of spreading false information and deliberate disinformation can have serious consequences. It is impossible to accuse specific media outlets of unfair coverage, but one cannot fail to note the existing resonance in media reports from different countries. Interpretations of the same events are radically different, while a journalist must rely on facts. The world is faced with the problem of global misunderstanding and information discord. Modern international broadcasting plays an important role in shaping the picture of the event for the world community. It is impossible to deny that the information agenda of many foreign broadcast media depends to some extent on a number of reasons: nationality, foreign policy of his state, profitability. Otherwise, the global media would not contradict each other. We want to track how modern foreign broadcasting builds its agenda and what principles it is guided by. Keywords: Broadcasting, media, Media agenda

The dilemma in the media reports on crimes and publication of criminal facts

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 59-91
Author(s):  
Kyung Lyul Lee
Keyword(s):  
The Media ◽  
Media Reports
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