Round Up of News Coverage of Climate Bill

At Knight Science Journalism Tracker, Charlie Petit has a pretty comprehensive round-up and commentary on news coverage of this week’s (failed) climate change legislation.

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Matthew C. Nisbet

August 16, 2010

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At Knight Science Journalism Tracker, Charlie Petit has a pretty comprehensive round-up and commentary on news coverage of this week’s (failed) climate change legislation.

Matthew C. Nisbet

Associate Professor of Communication, Northeastern University

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