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Image Construction in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina

verfasst von: Steven G. Koven

Erschienen in: Public Organization Review | Ausgabe 4/2010

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Organizations as well as political leaders have a vested interest in shaping images for their own advantage. From this perspective, Katrina represents a classic case of reality construction. This article will describe efforts at reality construction that surrounded the response to Hurricane Katrina. Attempts to shape public perceptions by the media and key stakeholders such as the Mayor of New Orleans, Governor of Mississippi, Governor of Louisiana, President of the United States, and the Director of FEMA are described. The article concludes that all of the key actors had a vested interest in shaping perceptions. Clear winners and losers emerged from the battle to construct the reality of the disaster response.

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Titel: Image Construction in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina
verfasst von: Steven G. Koven
Publikationsdatum: 01.12.2010
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Public Organization Review / Ausgabe 4/2010
Print ISSN: 1566-7170
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7098
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11115-010-0110-y

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