Communicating an Outbreak: The Visual Genres of Zika Virus Reports

Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Oct 2022 OA PDF

Communicating an Outbreak: The Visual Genres of Zika Virus Reports

Shannon N. Fanning Farmingdale State College

Abstract

This article examines visuals used in the reporting of the 2015-2016 Zika virus outbreak in order to explore the use of different image forms and genres in communicating health information to distinct audiences. By tracing an informational report through several publication types, the use of different image forms and rhetorical genres are observed, as is the robustness and flexibility of these categorizations.

Journal: Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Published: 2022-10-01
DOI: 10.1177/00472816211053303
Open Access: OA PDF Bronze
Topics: multimodality

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