Communicating Environmental Risks: Local Newspaper Coverage of Shellfish Bacterial Contamination in Maine
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Communicating Environmental Risks: Local Newspaper Coverage of Shellfish Bacterial Contamination in Maine
Coastal resources play a vital role in Maine’s cultural and economic wellbeing, contributing an estimated 168 billion dollars to the Maine economy. There are numerous risks to the sustainability of Maine’s shellfishing industry and working waterfront, including pathogenic bacterial pollution. In this study, we ask a broad fundamental question central to science and environmental journalism: how...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Communication
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2297-900X
DOI: 10.3389/fcomm.2018.00012