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This document summarizes a student's research on analyzing how risks associated with a proposed water pipeline from Lake Powell were portrayed in news media by different stakeholders. The student analyzed newspaper articles and found that risks were mostly amplified (51%), with environmental groups having the largest voice in amplification and water districts having the largest voice in attenuation. The research aims to understand stakeholder influence on risk perception and examine the methodology for media analysis of complex environmental issues.
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- 1. Katy Hicks, Weber State University Research Mentors: Dr. Courtney Flint, Dr. Doug Jackson-Smith, Mallory Dolan, Utah State University Risk Portrayal of the Proposed Lake Powell Water Pipeline in the News Media Objectives • Contribute to research methods for analyzing news media. • Determine types of stakeholders given voice in water news coverage of the proposed Lake Powell water pipeline. • Examine how perceived risks associated with the proposed Lake Powell pipeline are communicated by different types of stakeholders by assessing incidents of risk amplification (intensifying risk concerns) or attenuation (lowering risk concerns).1 Impact • Risk communication through the news media can shape public perception of risks. • Amplifying or attenuating risks can generate ripple effects of behavioral, social, and economic impacts. Methodology • Pull articles from 2012 and 2013 in The Salt Lake Tribune regarding the proposed Lake Powell pipeline in which stakeholders are paraphrased or quoted. • Code articles in an excel spreadsheet according to stakeholder type, risk amplification, attenuation, or mixed portrayal of risk. • Analyze data to quantify stakeholder voice and risk amplification/attenuation. IFELLOWS UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM http://iutahepscor.orgkatlynhicks@mail.weber.edu Results http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705284732/Lake-Powell-Pipeline-clears-another-hurdle.html?pg=all Figure 1. The proposed water pipeline route from Lake Powell through Kane and Washington counties. Risk Event Information Flow Interpretation and Response Spread of Impact Type of Impact Figure 2. Flow chart of the social amplification of risk adapted from Kasperson et al. (1988).1 1 Adapted from Kasperson, R.E., Ortwin, R., Slovic, P., Brown, H.S., Emel, J., Goble, R., Kasperson J.X., Ratick, S. (1988). The Social Amplification of Risk: A Conceptual Framework. Risk Analysis, 8 (2)177-187. http://historytogo.utah.gov/salt_lake_tribune/ Amplification 51% Attenuation 31% Mixed 7% N/A 11% Figure 3. Proportions of amplification and attenuation of risks associated with the proposed Lake Powell pipeline. a Stakeholder types without voice in The Salt Lake Tribune articles about the proposed Lake Powell pipeline include unaffiliated individuals, private water providers, tribal organizations, federal agencies, and the federal government. • Overall, risk portrayal of the pipeline was more amplified than attenuated by stakeholders. • Nonprofit and environmental groups had the biggest voice in pipeline risk amplification. • Water districts had the biggest voice in attenuating risks linked to the proposed pipeline. Table 1. Stakeholder Risk Portrayal of the Proposed Lake Powell Pipeline Stakeholder Typea Amplification Attenuation Mixed N/A Local Municipal/ County Government 3 3 0 0 Water District 1 11 1 1 Private Business 3 0 0 2 State Government 8 10 3 3 Academic 3 0 0 0 Nonprofit/ Environmental Group 26 0 0 2 State Agency 0 3 2 2 Other 1 0 0 0 Total 45 27 6 10 !