Regional newspaper coverage of shale gas development across Ohio, New York, and Pennsylvania: Similarities, differences, and lessons

Energy Research and Social Science

Volumn 11, Issue , 2016, Pages 119-132

  Ashmoore, Olivia ^a   Evensen, Darrick ^b   Clarke, Chris ^c   Krakower, Jennifer ^a   Simon, Jeremy ^a  

^a OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

'Fracking'; Content analysis; Hydraulic fracturing; Social representation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84943162640     PISSN: 22146296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2015.09.005     Document Type: Article

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