Fracking and Framing: A Comparative Analysis of Media Coverage of Hydraulic Fracturing in Canadian and US Newspapers
Fracking and Framing: A Comparative Analysis of Media Coverage of Hydraulic Fracturing in Canadian and US Newspapers
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水力压裂和框架：加拿大和美国报纸水力压裂媒体报道的比较分析
DOI：
10.1080/17524032.2016.1275734
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2017
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通讯作者：
A. Delshad
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作者：
A. Olive;A. Delshad
水力压裂法是一种备受争议但在北美很受欢迎的开采石油和天然气的方法。关于这项技术的经济效益和环境成本，有无数完整的说法。本文探讨了新闻媒体报道的水力压裂在四个加拿大和四个美国报纸在五年内。在国家一级以及在一对国家以下一级的司法管辖区之间进行了比较，其中包括水力压裂法和禁止水力压裂法。该论文表明，在这两个国家，主要的故事情节是关于水质，但除此之外，随着美国人更关注野生动物和公共卫生，加拿大人更关注暂停和能源独立，出现了差异。此外，虽然在支持水力压裂和反对水力压裂的司法管辖区，水力压裂的媒体报道有相似之处，但对公共卫生和经济效益主题的关注存在显着差异。
ABSTRACT Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a controversial but popular method of extracting oil and gas in North America. There are a myriad of completing claims about the economic benefits and the environmental costs of the technology. This paper examines news media coverage of fracking in four Canadian and four American newspapers over a five-year period. A comparison is made at the national level as well as at a paired subnational level between jurisdictions where fracking is embraced and where fracking is banned. The paper demonstrates that in both countries the main storyline is about water quality, but beyond that differences emerge as Americans focus more on wildlife and public health and Canadians focus more on moratoriums and energy independence. Moreover, while there were similarities in media coverage of fracking in pro-fracking and anti-fracking jurisdictions, there were notable differences in attention to the topics of public health and economic benefits.