Jobs vs the Environment? Mainstream and alternative media coverage of pipeline controversies
by Robert A. Hackett and Philippa R. Adams | December 19, 2018
Much of the argument advanced in support of expanding Canada’s fossil fuel production centres on job creation and economic benefits. Politicians, pundits and corporate spokespeople who support fossil fuel infrastructure projects—such as new oil and gas pipelines—often evoke this rhetoric when they appear in the media. This study examines how the press—including corporate and alternative …