Pont Sorribes, CarlesCortiñas Rovira, Sergi2014-02-282014-02-282011Pont C, Cortiñas S. Journalistic practice in risk and crisis situations: Significant examples from Spain. Journalism. 2011; 12(8): 1052-1066. DOI: 10.1177/1464884910388233.1464-8849http://hdl.handle.net/10230/22097In a democratic society, the media are central to the communication of risks and uncertainties to the public. This article presents 10 proposals for improving media coverage in social risk situations. The article focuses on the production logic of the media and its consequences for society. The proposals and the conclusions of this research are supported by an analysis of three Spanish cases: the risk implied by the Tarragona chemical complex (one of the biggest in Europe); the terrorist attacks on 11 March 2004 in Madrid; and the Carmel tunnel disaster in Barcelona on January 2005. The authors are participating in a research project on public perception of risk funded by the Spanish Education Ministry on public perception of risk (2004–2007 and 2007–2010).application/pdfengThe final, definitive version of this paper has been published in Journalism, 12/8, September 2011 by SAGE Publications Ltd, All rights reserved. © SAGECatàstrofes -- Cobertura periodística -- Espanya​​Gestió de la crisiComunicació d'urgència, Sistemes de -- Espanyainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1464884910388233Communication of riskCommunication of crisisCrisesJournalismRiskSpaininfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess