Read all about it: Examining newspaper coverage of the local environmental risks posed by the Radford Army Ammunition Plant

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dc.contributor.authorSeo, Hye-Jeongen
dc.contributor.authorSchenk, Todden
dc.coverage.cityRadforden
dc.coverage.countryUnited Statesen
dc.coverage.stateVirginiaen
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-13T13:21:38Zen
dc.date.available2024-08-13T13:21:38Zen
dc.date.issued2023-03-27en
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the factors contributing to the inclusion of scientific information in local news coverage of environmental risks. We conducted a content analysis of articles about environmental issues associated with the Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Virginia’s largest point source of toxic chemical releases. We coded 116 articles published between 2000 and 2019 according to three criteria: the inclusion of scientific information, who is making claims, and whether or not explicit risks are identified. Only 35.3% of the articles reviewed include scientific information. Logistic regression indicates that when an article includes claims made by state officials and/or explicitly asserts the existence of environmental risks, it is more likely to include scientific information. Articles that include claims from community activists are less likely to include scientific information. We examine potential explanations for these patterns.en
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dc.format.extentPages 2382-2399en
dc.format.extent18 page(s)en
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2023.2190005en
dc.identifier.eissn1360-0559en
dc.identifier.issn0964-0568en
dc.identifier.issue10en
dc.identifier.orcidSchenk, Todd [0000-0002-3434-1319]en
dc.identifier.orcidSeo, Hye-Jeong [0000-0002-6774-0439]en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10919/120917en
dc.identifier.volume67en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherRoutledgeen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectcontent analysisen
dc.subjectrisk framesen
dc.subjectrisk communicationen
dc.subjectclaims-makersen
dc.subjectenvironmental risksen
dc.titleRead all about it: Examining newspaper coverage of the local environmental risks posed by the Radford Army Ammunition Planten
dc.title.serialJournal of Environmental Planning and Managementen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
dc.type.otherArticleen
dc.type.otherJournalen
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