The Media as Storytellers: How Political Narratives, Agenda Setting, and Framing Influence Disaster Policy in Coastal Louisiana

• In Event: Disaster Management and Resilience

Brief Overview

What is the media’s role in influencing the political narratives surrounding environmental disasters in coastal Louisiana? This paper examines the agenda setting and framing roles of newspapers in guiding disaster policy in Louisiana.

Author

• Mary Theresa Hallock Morris, University of Southern Indiana