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“New Zealand’s darkest day”. The representation of national grief in the media: the case of the Christchurch earthquake

Theunissen, P; Mersham, G (CSSALL Publishers, 2011)

On 22 February 2011 an earthquake registering 6.3 on the Richter scale struck the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. Buildings had collapsed, businesses were disrupted, and many lives were lost. As the death toll rose and ...