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Off-shore oil exploration in the Arctic Ocean a comparative analysis of newspaper information and public attitude

Creator:

Tombropoulos, Charles B.

Abstract:

This research questions the effectiveness of newspapers as a vehicle of environmental information by determining whether the public attitude in Alaska towards off-shore oil exploration was consistent with that expressed in the local newspapers. All newspaper articles about off-shore oil exploration published in Alaska between 1980 and May 1987 were...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

, the economic and social conditions of Alaska have followed a "boom and bust" cycle. While economic