Not in our back yard: media coverage of community opposition to mobile phone towers--an application of Sandman's outrage model of risk perception.

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  "population": null,
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  "outcomes": [
    "media coverage/framing of community opposition to mobile phone towers",
    "community risk perception (Sandman's outrage model components)"
  ],
  "main_findings": "In a case study of media reporting on a successful resident protest about transmitters placed adjacent to a kindergarten, protesters voiced uncertain health risks as the main concern. Eleven of 12 primary and six of eight secondary components of Sandman's outrage model were consistent with both protesters' expressed concerns and how the media framed the issues.",
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    "Health effects were discussed as uncertain risks; no direct health outcome assessment reported in the abstract"
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      "reason": "Discusses public concern about uncertain health risks from transmitters; could relate to broader EMF risk communication/regulatory context."
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