Wrestling with Objectivity and Fairness: U.S. Environment Reporters and the Business Community
Authors:
David B. Sachsman a;
James Simon b;
JoAnn Myer Valenti c
| Affiliations: | a University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA |
| b Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA | |
| c Independent Scholar, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |
DOI:
10.1080/15330150500302239
Publication Frequency:
4 issues per year
Published in:
Applied Environmental Education & Communication,
Volume
4,
Issue
4
October
2005
, pages 363
- 373
Subject:
Science Education;
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Abstract
Environment reporters have been criticized for allegedly having an antibusiness bias. This study, based on a series of regional surveys including 364 U.S. environment reporters, found the journalists commonly used a business or economics framework for their stories. The reporters used some business organizations as sources more often than some environmental groups. They acknowledged the need to be fair to both corporations and environmental activists. Nevertheless, a substantial minority of these environment reporters said they struggled with the issue of whether their peers are “too green.”
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