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ERIC Number: EJ570879
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0095-8964
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Responsible Journalism, Environmental Advocacy, and the Great Apple Scare of 1989.
Smith, Conrad
Journal of Environmental Education, v29 n4 p31-37 Sum 1998
Recounts news stories published in the United States in 1989 that reported possible cancer risks from eating apples treated with a growth regulation chemical. Discusses how the initial alarmist stories launched a vigorous media debate over pesticide risks. Contains 27 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Cancer, Chemistry, Environmental Education, Journalism, Mass Media, Mass Media Effects, Pesticides, Science and Society, Scientific Literacy, Social Action
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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