Media storms in Belgium and the US

A media storm is a sudden surge in news coverage of an item, producing high attention for a sustained period. Which mechanisms drive media storms and how does the “anatomy” of media storms differs from that of non-storm coverage? Amber Boydstun and Anne Hardy offer a new method of operationalizing media storms and apply the operationalization to U.S. and Belgian news.

Boydstun_Hardy_Walgrave_2014_Two_Faces_of_Media_Attention.pdf
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