Research Article: Representation of Fracking in Mainstream American Newspapers

Habib, Sabrina; Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna

doi:10.1017/s1466046616000089

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“…The lack of trust by residents is most likely derived from the poor reputation that the UD industry developed in relation to their environmental stewardship, which leads to blaming the industry for negative health and environmental outcomes [34]. Another reason for distrust may be a result of the 2005 Energy Policy Act (i.e., the Halliburton loophole), which allows UD companies to keep their chemicals as a proprietary and undisclosed mix, keeping the public in the dark about which products are being used near their communities [35,36].…”

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Attitudes, Perceptions and Geo-Spatial Analysis of Water Quality and Individual Health Status in a High-Fracking Region

Granados¹,

Hildenbrand²,

Mata³

et al. 2019

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The expansion of unconventional oil and gas development (UD) across the US continues to be at the center of debates regarding safety to health and the environment. This study evaluated the water quality of private water wells in the Eagle Ford Shale within the context of community members perception. Community members (n=75) were surveyed regarding health status and perceptions of drinking water quality. Water samples (n=19) were collected from private wells and tested for a variety of water quality parameters. Of the private wells sampled, 8 had exceedences of MCLs for drinking water standards. Geospatial analysis showed the majority of well owners who did have exceedances self-reported their health status as poor. Surveys showed that the majority of respondents received their water from a municipal source and were significantly more distrustful of their water source than of those on private wells. The data also showed a high number of people self-reporting health problems without a healthcare provider’s diagnosis. Attitudes and perceptions of water quality play an important role in the overall perceived health status of community members in high fracking regions, stressing the importance of transparency and communication by the UD industry.

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“…Collectively, these findings, and how they are portrayed in the mainstream media, have had a significant influence on the general populace's perception [15,16]. Personal views expressed through outlets such as Twitter [17] are a notable reflection of mass media's influence.…”

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Attitudes, Perceptions and Geo-Spatial Analysis of Water Quality and Individual Health Status in a High-Fracking Region

Granados¹,

Hildenbrand²,

Mata³

et al. 2019

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“…The lack of trust by residents is most likely derived from the poor reputation that the UD industry developed in relation to their environmental stewardship, which leads to blaming the industry for negative health and environmental outcomes [15]. Another reason for distrust may be a result of the 2005 Energy Policy Act (i.e., the Halliburton loophole), which allows UD companies to keep their chemicals as a proprietary and undisclosed mix, keeping the public in the dark about what products are being used near their communities [47,48].…”

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Attitudes, Perceptions, and Geospatial Analysis of Water Quality and Individual Health Status in a High-Fracking Region

Granados

Hildenbrand²,

Mata

et al. 2019

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The expansion of unconventional oil and gas development (UD) across the US continues to be at the center of debates regarding safety to health and the environment. This descriptive study evaluated the water quality of private water wells in the Eagle Ford Shale as well as community members' perceptions of their water. Community members (n = 75) were surveyed about their health status and perceptions of drinking water quality. Water samples from respondent volunteers (n = 19) were collected from private wells and tested for a variety of water quality parameters. Of the private wells sampled, eight had exceedances of maximum contaminant limits (MCLs) for drinking water standards. Geospatial descriptive analysis illustrates the distributions of the well exceedance as well as the well owners' overall health status. Point-biserial correlational analysis of the haversine distance between respondents and well exceedances revealed four statistically significant relationships {Well 11, Well 12, Well 13, Well 14} with correlations of {0.47, 53, 0.50, 0.48} and p-values of {0.04, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04}, respectively. These correlations suggest that as distance from these northwestern wells increase, there is a higher likelihood of exceedances. Those relying on municipal water or purchased water assessed that it was less safe to drink than those relying on private wells for drinking (p < 0.001, Odds Ratio, OR = 44.32, 95% CI = {5.8, 2003.5}) and cooking (p < 0.003, OR = 13.20, 95% CI = {1.8, 589.9}. Tests of proportional differences between self-reported conditions and provider-reported conditions revealed statistical significance in most cases, perhaps indicating that residents believed they have illnesses for which they are not yet diagnosed (including cancer). In many cases, there are statistically significant differences between self-reported, provider undiagnosed conditions and self-reported, provider diagnosed conditions.

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“…Complementing the media discussion of economic benefit is journalists' reporting of environmental concerns with the fracking process (Blair et al, 2015). Introduced here are problems over water pollution and the consequent dangers that the aforementioned pollution poses for health (Habib and Hinojosa, 2016). Whereas, media coverage reproduces discussion on the impact of the process on water quality generally, its reporting of the benefits and the risks of hydraulic fracturing appears to vary somewhat according to the geographical contexts of journalists' news organizations (Evensen et al, 2014).…”

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Fracturing Debate? A Review of Research on Media Coverage of “Fracking”

Matthews

Hansen

2018

Front. Commun.

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Hydraulic fracturing is an energy extraction process that is increasingly attracting controversy. This article seeks to outline how the media report hydraulic fracturing (or "fracking"), and to explore its place within the reporting of energy concerns generally. To this end, it draws on an environmental communication perspective to understand the media reporting of the issue and the processes that shape it. This review reveals that media reporting of fracking is partitioned broadly according to discussions of the economic benefits or the environmental risks associated with the process. Further, these observed patterns in the reporting appear to mirror the recognized claims made about the issue, and the influence from protests and online media alongside national polity on energy production and security. While there is evidence that the practices of journalists and the geographic, economic and political contexts of their news production environments shape the amounts and the types of news reporting, the publics' perceptions appear, somewhat knowledgeable, but largely ambivalent or undecided on the issue at present. Therefore, it is argued that future research must continue to examine the reporting of hydraulic fracturing, its context, production, and its wider reception to develop our understanding of the role of the media in national conversations on fracking, energy, and the environment.

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Research Article: Representation of Fracking in Mainstream American Newspapers

Cited by 19 publications

References 48 publications

Attitudes, Perceptions and Geo-Spatial Analysis of Water Quality and Individual Health Status in a High-Fracking Region

Attitudes, Perceptions and Geo-Spatial Analysis of Water Quality and Individual Health Status in a High-Fracking Region

Attitudes, Perceptions, and Geospatial Analysis of Water Quality and Individual Health Status in a High-Fracking Region

Fracturing Debate? A Review of Research on Media Coverage of “Fracking”

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