Press nationalism emerges in pollution disaster reporting

Chen Lou; Carson B. Wagner; Hong Cheng

doi:10.1177/0739532916648958

Press nationalism emerges in pollution disaster reporting

Chen Lou^*, Carson B. Wagner, Hong Cheng

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Abstract

This content analysis examines how The New York Times and The Washington Post framed the Bhopal gas leak in India in 1984 and the British Petroleum oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Findings indicate that the frame for the Union Carbide-caused Bhopal incident de-emphasized the U.S. corporation’s role. Conversely, the coverage of the BP spill emphasized the faults of the foreign-owned company within the U.S.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	124-137
Number of pages	14
Journal	Newspaper Research Journal
Volume	37
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0739532916648958
Publication status	Published - Jun 1 2016
Externally published	Yes

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Communication

Keywords

Bhopal and BP disasters
Chi-square test
content analysis
media framing
newspaper
newspaper research division
press nationalism
quantitative
United States

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