Obesity in the news: directions for future research.

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  • Author(s): Atanasova D;Atanasova D; Koteyko N; Gunter B
  • Source:
    Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity [Obes Rev] 2012 Jun; Vol. 13 (6), pp. 554-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Feb 17.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article; Review
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 100897395 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1467-789X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14677881 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Obes Rev Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: <2002->: Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing
      Original Publication: Oxford, UK : Blackwell Science, c2000-
    • Subject Terms:
      Mass Media* ; Public Opinion*; Obesity/*epidemiology ; Obesity/*psychology ; Research/*trends; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; Humans
    • Abstract:
      Obesity attracts large volumes of news coverage. This in turn has spawned academic studies investigating how news framing may affect views about causes of and solutions to obesity. We use key studies to demonstrate that although existing research has made valuable discoveries about how obesity is defined in various media outlets, some methodological and theoretical questions remain unaddressed. We argue that extant research has focused on one dimension of analysis--the problematization of obesity in news stories--precluding insights into the entire process of obesity communication. Drawing on framing and media studies research, we propose a multidimensional approach to shed more light on factors affecting the production of obesity news stories by journalists and how they may be received by audience members. Ways of moving research into this multidimensional direction are proposed, including analysis of journalistic news values, political leaning and style of media outlets, emotion-eliciting language, readers' comments and obesity-related news visuals. Knowledge resulting from the exploration of these dimensions of the issue of obesity can be used to improve strategies to inform and engage audience members.
      (© 2012 The Authors. obesity reviews © 2012 International Association for the Study of Obesity.)
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20120221 Date Completed: 20120622 Latest Revision: 20120511
    • Publication Date:
      20231215
    • Accession Number:
      10.1111/j.1467-789X.2012.00985.x
    • Accession Number:
      22340286