TY - JOUR
T1 - Media coverage of chemical crimes, Hillsborough County, Florida, 1987-97
AU - Lynch, Michael J.
AU - Stretesky, Paul
AU - Hammond, Paul
PY - 2000/12
Y1 - 2000/12
N2 - While criminologists focus a considerable amount of attention on issues relating to crime and the media, little consideration has been given to the news media's coverage of environmental crimes. Consequently, we examine the amount of news coverage devoted to corporate environmental crime in Hillsborough County, Florida for the years of 1987-97. Specifically, we investigate the frequency and content of reports of accidental chemical releases (ACRs) in the Tampa Tribune - the County's largest newspaper. We find that of the 878 chemical spills reported to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Emergency Response and Notification System (ERNS), nine made the news. We also discover that news reports appear to reflect public opinion concerning the nature of corporate crime.
AB - While criminologists focus a considerable amount of attention on issues relating to crime and the media, little consideration has been given to the news media's coverage of environmental crimes. Consequently, we examine the amount of news coverage devoted to corporate environmental crime in Hillsborough County, Florida for the years of 1987-97. Specifically, we investigate the frequency and content of reports of accidental chemical releases (ACRs) in the Tampa Tribune - the County's largest newspaper. We find that of the 878 chemical spills reported to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Emergency Response and Notification System (ERNS), nine made the news. We also discover that news reports appear to reflect public opinion concerning the nature of corporate crime.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0034424270
U2 - 10.1093/bjc/40.1.112
DO - 10.1093/bjc/40.1.112
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0034424270
SN - 0007-0955
VL - 40
SP - 112
EP - 126
JO - British Journal of Criminology
JF - British Journal of Criminology
IS - 1
ER -