Journalism, Politics, And The Dakota Access Pipeline: Standing Rock And The Framing Of Injustice (Routledge Studies In Environmental Communication And Media) - 9780815399414

This book explores tensions surrounding news media coverage of Indigenous environmental justice issues, identifying them as a fruitful lens through which to examine the political economy of journalism, American history, and contemporary U.S. politics. The book begins by evaluating contemporary American journalism, focusing especially on the relationship between the drive for profit, media ownership, and coverage of environmental justice issues. It then presents the results of a framing analysis of the Dakota Access Pipeline protests (NDAPL) coverage by news outlets in the U.S., U.K. and Canada. These findings are complemented by interviews with Standing Rock tribal members who provide their perspectives on the media. The discussion expands by considering the findings in light of current U.S. politics, including a Trump presidency that employs law and order" rhetoric regarding people of color and that often subjects environmental issues to an economic "cost-benefit" analysis. The book concludes by considering the role of social media in the era of "Big Oil" and growing Indigenous resistance and power. Examining the complex interplay between social media and traditional journalism, Journalism, Politics, and the Dakota Access Pipeline will be of great interest to students and scholars of environmental communication, environmental justice and journalism studies more broadly"--

• | Author: Ellen Moore
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Dec 20, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 224 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0815399413
• | ISBN-13: 9780815399414