Water, Power, And Politics: An Analysis Of Media Coverage Of The Jackson Water Crisis
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2026
School
Communication
Abstract
This study explores media framing of the Jackson Water Crisis. The analysis included 381 news stories from local and national online news outlets. The study suggests that while media focused on legislative or federal action overall, focus shifted from legislative and federal action and economic consequences before the water crisis to conflict after the crisis. Additionally, local news outlets focused on legislative and federal action while national news outlets focused on human-interest. Implications are discussed.
Publication Title
Howard Journal of Communications
Volume
37
Issue
2
First Page
504
Last Page
521
Recommended Citation
Davis, J.,
Maxwell, L.
(2026). Water, Power, And Politics: An Analysis Of Media Coverage Of The Jackson Water Crisis. Howard Journal of Communications, 37(2), 504-521.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/21957
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