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- Title
What's with the water: The nature of reporting on the problem of nitrates in Nebraska.
- Authors
Walsh, Jessica Fargen; Perreault, Mildred
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
NEBRASKA; NEWS agencies; NITRATES; DRINKING water; GROUNDWATER; FERTILIZERS
- Publication
Newspaper Research Journal, 2023, Vol 44, Issue 1, p53
- ISSN
0739-5329
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/07395329221143381