TY - JOUR
T1 - What’s with the Water: The Nature of Reporting on the Problem of Nitrates in Nebraska
AU - Walsh, Jessica Fargen
AU - Perreault, Mildred F.
PY - 2023/1/1
Y1 - 2023/1/1
N2 - This article examines how 22 Nebraska newspapers and a wire service covered nitrate contamination in Nebraska’s groundwater over nearly 4 years. We found coverage lacked depth and examined a few solutions although 88% of Nebraskans get drinking water from the ground. Reliance on fertilizer and irrigation for crop production leads to groundwater contamination, making this a concerning coverage gap as climate change impacts promise to make farming more challenging and increase environmental risks.
AB - This article examines how 22 Nebraska newspapers and a wire service covered nitrate contamination in Nebraska’s groundwater over nearly 4 years. We found coverage lacked depth and examined a few solutions although 88% of Nebraskans get drinking water from the ground. Reliance on fertilizer and irrigation for crop production leads to groundwater contamination, making this a concerning coverage gap as climate change impacts promise to make farming more challenging and increase environmental risks.
KW - Reporting Techniques
KW - Agenda Setting
KW - Community Journalism
KW - Content/coverage
KW - Government-press Relations/public Policy
UR - https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/com_facpub/83
UR - https://doi.org/10.1177/07395329221143381
U2 - 10.1177/07395329221143381
DO - 10.1177/07395329221143381
M3 - Article
VL - 44
JO - Newspaper Research Journal
JF - Newspaper Research Journal
ER -