Study Rakes Pollution Stories; Researchers Say Coverage Distorts Beach Problems
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel › June 03, 2005
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Local news accounts have given the public a faulty impression that sewage dumping is the major cause of beach pollution, according to a new report by researchers for the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee's Great Lakes Water Institute.
The "content analysis" of 48 news and opinion articles about beach pollution by Sandra McLellan and Erika Jensen found 40% of the stories wrongly blamed beach pollution on sewage dumping "regardless of any scientific evidence to support these claims," McLellan and Jensen wrote.See the full content of this document
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Study Rakes Pollution Stories; Researchers Say Coverage Distorts Beach Problems
Their study also found that half the stories analyzed "cast doubt on the scientific premise that beach closings are caused by local sources" such as seagull droppings washed onto Lake Michigan beaches. The art...
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