“Fossil fuel proponents often claim their support for the industry is connected to the needs and interests of energy workers—and our news media repeat and reinforce this claim, bringing it to the fore of public and political debates. But largely absent are the voices of actual workers and their unions; in the news media, their interests are subsumed into those of the fossil fuel industry.” —Robert Hackett, lead author of Jobs vs the Environment? Mainstream and alternative media coverage of pipeline controversies

Read the news release here.

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BC Office

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Corporate Mapping Project

Issues:

Corporations and corporate power
Employment and labour
Environment and sustainability
Media, media analysis

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