A Scarcity of Biospheric Values in Local and Regional Reporting of Water Issues: Media Coverage in the Floridan Aquifer Region

The values invoked by journalists in the reporting of water issues influence public support for policy and assessment tradeoffs. This qualitative framing analysis coverage from six newspapers Floridan aquifer region 2010 to 2018 reveals used stimulate reader engagement on a range challenges including weather, residential behavior, agriculture, algae, industry, springs, energy, municipalities, fecal matter. Results reveal hierarchy value frames that prioritizes economics human health, thereby attending primarily motivations egoistic social-altruistic individuals. ecosystem implications deteriorated conditions, which are particular interest biospherically-oriented individuals, received relatively little journalistic attention. finding suggests regional could unintentionally affect interest, prioritization social goods, interventions.