Age, gender, and information-seeking patterns following an urban bridge collapse

Patric R. Spence, PhD; Kenneth A. Lachlan, PhD; Lindsay D. Nelson; Ashleigh K. Shelton, MA

doi:10.5055/jem.2010.0032

Authors

Patric R. Spence, PhD
Kenneth A. Lachlan, PhD
Lindsay D. Nelson
Ashleigh K. Shelton, MA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5055/jem.2010.0032

Keywords:

information seeking, media, crisis communication

Abstract

Previous research suggests that mediated information seeking may be especially strong during crises and other times of uncertainty, however, little is known about sex differences in both information seeking and responses under these conditions. The current study explores these differences using data collected from Minneapolis residents following the I-35W bridge collapse.

Author Biographies

Patric R. Spence, PhD

School of Communication, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Kenneth A. Lachlan, PhD

University of Massachusetts Boston, Dorchester, Massachusetts.

Lindsay D. Nelson

PhD Candidate, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida.

Ashleigh K. Shelton, MA

School of Journalism and Communication, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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