Science, media and the public - the framing of the bicycle helmet legislation debate in Australia: a newspaper content analysis

Piper, TA; Wilcox, SJ; Bonfiglioli, C; Emilsen, A; Martin, P

Science, media and the public - the framing of the bicycle helmet legislation debate in Australia: a newspaper content analysis

Piper, TA Wilcox, SJ Bonfiglioli, C

Emilsen, A Martin, P

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Publisher:: http://ejournalist.com.au/
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: eJournalist, 2011, 11 (2), pp. 125 - 149
Issue Date:: 2011-01

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dc.contributor.author	Piper, TA	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Wilcox, SJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Bonfiglioli, C https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9634-7302	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Emilsen, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Martin, P	en_US
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dc.description.abstract	Research challenging assumptions about the value of bicycle helmets and the laws which make them mandatory recently triggered a media debate about bicycle helmet laws and prompted discussion as to the extent to which health behaviours should be legislated. This increased media coverage provided an opportunity to examine how the media frames this issue. A much greater variety of frames opposing helmet laws were identified compared with frames supporting them. The outbreak of debate in the media, and wide range of conflicting perspectives, reveal public uncertainty about the legislation, and reinforce the complexity of this issue for public health policy.	en_US
dc.publisher	http://ejournalist.com.au/	en_US
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dc.title	Science, media and the public - the framing of the bicycle helmet legislation debate in Australia: a newspaper content analysis	en_US
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Abstract:

Research challenging assumptions about the value of bicycle helmets and the laws which make them mandatory recently triggered a media debate about bicycle helmet laws and prompted discussion as to the extent to which health behaviours should be legislated. This increased media coverage provided an opportunity to examine how the media frames this issue. A much greater variety of frames opposing helmet laws were identified compared with frames supporting them. The outbreak of debate in the media, and wide range of conflicting perspectives, reveal public uncertainty about the legislation, and reinforce the complexity of this issue for public health policy.

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