“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
Image: Whose voices are missing from pipeline debates?