This report analyzes media coverage of the field of environmental health. In the first part of this report, dominant media frames narratives related to environmental issues were identified and analyzed. Second, these narratives were compared to expert narratives and public thinking on environmental health. Relevant stories from newspapers across the country, television broadcasts and news-oriented blogs between January 1, 2010 through January 1, 2012 were examined.
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