Newspaper framing of motor vehicle crashes and road safety in Argentina.

IF 2.3 4区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Epub Date: 2023-11-08 DOI:10.1080/17457300.2023.2266810

María Eugenia Keller, Rubén D Ledesma, Fernando M Poó, Margaret Peden

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Abstract

The media plays a key role in shaping the public's perception of road safety. This study analyzes the newspaper coverage and framing of motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) and road safety in Argentina, South America. The content of 304 articles published by 15 newspapers in November 2020 was reviewed. The results show that episodically framed news stories (focused on a single event or incident) prevail over thematically framed articles. MVCs are presented primarily as 'police' events and tend to receive more coverage when fatalities are involved. There is limited information provided on contextual and risk factors, and road safety advice is rarely included. Speeding, infrastructure, alcohol and other human-related variables are the most cited risk factors. Very few articles mention the use of protective devices (seat-belt, helmet and child restraint system). Although motorcyclists represent 40% of RTC deaths in Argentina, only 20% of the news coverage was about them. News coverage was quite similar in national and regional newspapers. There is an opportunity for the media to help build a better road safety culture, but significant changes in news framing are required. Practical recommendations for editors, journalists and road safety practitioners are provided.

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阿根廷机动车碰撞和道路安全的报纸框架。

媒体在塑造公众对道路安全的看法方面发挥着关键作用。本研究分析了报纸对南美洲阿根廷机动车碰撞（MVCs）和道路安全的报道和框架。回顾了15家报纸在2020年11月发表的304篇文章的内容。结果表明，情节性的新闻报道（关注单个事件或事件）胜过主题性的文章。MVC主要以“警察”事件的形式出现，当涉及死亡时，往往会得到更多的报道。提供的关于背景和风险因素的信息有限，道路安全建议很少包括在内。超速、基础设施、酒精和其他与人类相关的变量是被引用最多的风险因素。很少有文章提到使用保护装置（安全带、头盔和儿童约束系统）。尽管摩托车手占阿根廷RTC死亡人数的40%，但只有20%的新闻报道是关于他们的。全国性和地区性报纸的新闻报道非常相似。媒体有机会帮助建立更好的道路安全文化，但需要对新闻框架进行重大变革。为编辑、记者和道路安全从业人员提供了实用的建议。

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International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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4.40

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13.00%

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期刊介绍： International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion (formerly Injury Control and Safety Promotion) publishes articles concerning all phases of injury control, including prevention, acute care and rehabilitation. Specifically, this journal will publish articles that for each type of injury: •describe the problem •analyse the causes and risk factors •discuss the design and evaluation of solutions •describe the implementation of effective programs and policies The journal encompasses all causes of fatal and non-fatal injury, including injuries related to: •transport •school and work •home and leisure activities •sport •violence and assault