Improving environmental reporting: Forging synergies with citizen science and citizen journalism

Allan, Stuart ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7767-0470 2023. Improving environmental reporting: Forging synergies with citizen science and citizen journalism. Hansen, Anders and Cox, Robert, eds. The Routledge Handbook of Environment and Communication. 2nd edition, London and New York: Routledge, pp. 208-220.

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Abstract

This chapter explores synergies between citizen scientists and citizen journalists in the news reporting of environmental issues. It begins by examining evolving definitions of citizen science, including several recent examples of initiatives helping to illuminate contrasting repertoires of engagement. Next, it provides a case study of an environmental crisis, namely the contamination of drinking water in Flint, Michigan, to show how citizen scientists and citizen journalists working together focused public attention on the exigent nature of an entirely preventable human-made disaster. By its conclusion, several challenges worthy of further attention will be elaborated for future efforts to enrich the quality of environmental journalism.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Journalism, Media and Culture
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Publisher:	Routledge
ISBN:	9780367634483
Last Modified:	13 Oct 2023 10:47
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/156161

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