Journal of Mass Communication & Journalism

Department of Media and Communications, Public Relations, University of South Florida College of Arts and Sciences, 4202 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33620, USA

Publications

• Research Article   
  Nitrate in Nebraska: A Narrative Analysis of Coverage of Nitrate in Nebraska's Water
  Author(s): Mildred Perreault*
  
  International concerns about clean water are increasingly being discussed in the news media. However, research investigating how local and regional publications cover water issues such as water pollution is limited. Nebraska is an agricultural state in the Midwestern United States situated above a large aquifer that provides drinking water to nearly 90% of the state and supports the irrigation of crops, feeding the state’s economy. A study of reporting in newspapers in Nebraska on the primary contaminant in the state’s groundwater - nitrates - were pulled from an electronic database over a four-year period to examine the quantity and types of news stories on this environmental concern in Nebraska. The paper sought to understand the existing outputs of community Critical Information Needs (CINs) around environmental coverage. Stories printed in newsp.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2165-7912.2023.13.540

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