Environment gets 1.5% of news coverage in 2009

That's according to the Pew Center for Excellence in Journalism

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Global warming gets most of the press that goes to the environment. (When was the last time you saw a headline that mentioned habitat?) But all the environmental news put together adds up to only about 1.5% of the total news in 2009. 

To put this number in context, Tiger Woods all by himself has been generating about four times the news coverage given to the entire planet. 

Published by Kit Stolz

I'm a freelance reporter and writer based in Ventura County.

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