Document Type

Article

Article Version

Pre-print

Publication Date

2005

Abstract

Environment reporters have been criticized for allegedly having an antibusiness bias. This study, based on a series of regional surveys including 364 U.S. environment reporters, found the journalists commonly used a business or economics framework for their stories. The reporters used some business organizations as sources more often than some environmental groups. They acknowledged the need to be fair to both corporations and environmental activists. Nevertheless, a substantial minority of these environment reporters said they struggled with the issue of whether their peers are “too green.”

Comments

Copyright 2005 Taylor and Francis

This is an Author's Original Manuscript of an article whose final and definitive form, the Version of Record, has been published in Applied Environmental Education and Communication: An International Journal, 4(4), 363-373. [copyright Taylor & Francis], available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/15330150500302239

Publication Title

Applied Environmental Education and Communication: An International Journal

Published Citation

Sachsman, David B.; Simon, James & Valenti, JoAnn Myer (2005). "Wrestling with objectivity and fairness: U.S. environment reporters and the business community." Applied Environmental Education and Communication: An International Journal, 4(4), 363-373.

DOI

10.1080/15330150500302239

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