A “war” over lobster and whales: The issue-attention cycle, media discourse, and political ecology of right whale science and conservation in six US newspapers

News organizations and journalists are important and influential actors in environmental politics. Their reporting on social and environmental issues often follows issue-attention cycles (IACs) that emphasize drama and problematization to maintain public interest. This study examined nearly 13  year...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Communication
Main Authors:	Marcus Reamer, Catherine Macdonald, Julia Wester, Russell Fielding, Meryl Shriver-Rice
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-08-01
Subjects:	right whale American lobster issue attention cycle marine conservation entanglement environmental journalism
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2024.1417414/full