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Title:

Performance Journalism of Transportation Issues in Newspapers: Case Study on California High Speed Rail

Accession Number:

01372694

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

Public opinion on California High-Speed Rail (CHSR) has been instrumental in passing state ballot initiatives for its funding. Public opinion is affected by changes to the state’s socioeconomic conditions; for example, the state debt crisis in California and residents’ concern for climate change. However, public opinion may also be influenced by the media’s representation of CHSR. This paper summarizes the representation of CHSR in major California newspapers and compares the tenor and quantity of coverage to voter decision-making based on regional differences in voting behavior and newspaper circulation.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AR010 Intercity Passenger Rail

Monograph Accession #:

01362476

Report/Paper Numbers:

12-3165

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Kimura, Shunsuke
Kendall, Alissa
Terabe, Shintaro

Pagination:

11p

Publication Date:

2012

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 91st Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2012-1-22 to 2012-1-26
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References; Tables

Uncontrolled Terms:

Influences

Geographic Terms:

California

Subject Areas:

Passenger Transportation; Policy; Public Transportation; Railroads; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2012 Paper #12-3165

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Feb 8 2012 5:14PM