The Social Construction of SARS: Studies of a health communication crisis Book

Introduction John H. Powers Powers, John H. 1

Pt. I Constructions of SARS in Hong Kong

1 Hong Kong's multiple constructions of SARS John H. Powers Powers, John H. Gwendolyn Gong Gong, Gwendolyn 17

2 A hero story without heroes: The Hong Kong government's narratives on SARS Xiaosui Xiao Xiao, Xiaosui 33

3 "SARS" versus "atypical pneumonia": Inconsistencies in Hong Kong's public health warnings and disease-prevention campaign Gwendolyn Gong Gong, Gwendolyn Sam Dragga Dragga, Sam 53

4 Internet press freedom and online crisis reporting: The role of news Web sites in the SARS epidemic Alice Y. L. Lee Lee, Alice Y. L. 69

Pt. II Constructions of SARS on the Chinese Mainland

5 Party journalism vs. market journalism: The coverage of SARS by People's Daily and Beijing Youth News Huang Xiaoyan Huang, Xiaoyan Hao Xiaoming Hao, Xiaoming 93

6 Construction of nationalism and political legitimacy through rhetoric of the anti-SARS campaign: A fantasy theme analysis Xing Lu Xing, Lu 109

7 SARS discourse as an anti-SARS ideology: The case of Beijing Hailong Tian Tian, Hailong 125

Pt. III Constructions of SARS in Singapore and Taiwan

8 "Triumph over adversity": Singapore mobilizes Confucian values to combat SARS Ian Weber Weber, Ian Tan Howe Yang Tan, Howe Yang Law Loo Shien Shien, Law Loo 145

9 Singapore at war: SARS and its metaphors Chris Hudson Hudson, Chris 163

10 Reporting an emerging epidemic in Taiwan: Journalists' experiences of SARS coverage Mei-Ling Hsu Hsu, Mei-Ling 181

Pt. IV Cross national constructions of SARS

11 Newspaper coverage of the 2003 SARS outbreak J. Brian Houston Houston, J. Brian Wen-yu Chao Chao, Wen-yu Sandra RaganRagan, Sandra 203

12 Effects of rationality and story attributes on SARS perception Shuhua Zhou Zhou, Shuhua Chia-hsin Pan Pan, Chia-hsin Xin Zhong Xin, Zhong 223

Index 241